Pancholi, Rakhi (Edmonton-Whitemud, NDP)
Ballots (provincial elections)
New technology, committee recommendation of stakeholder consultation before implementation, motion on (Rutherford: carried as amended) ... DA195-96 New technology, committee recommendation of stakeholder consultation before implementation, motion on (Rutherford: carried as amended), amendment to clarify language, motion on (Pancholi: carried) ... DA195-96
Blain, David (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on election recall ... DA100
Brodie, Dr. Ian (University of Calgary)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA161
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA68-69 Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA167, 169
Chief Electoral Officer's office
Enumeration report, 2018 ... DA33, 38-39 Personal information collection, committee recommendation that Justice and Solicitor General minister consult with Chief Electoral Officer on 2019 general election report recommendations, motion on (Smith: carried as amended) ... DA198-99 Personal information collection, committee recommendation that Justice and Solicitor General minister consult with Chief Electoral Officer on 2019 general election report recommendations, motion on (Smith: carried as amended), amendment to add "Information and Privacy Commissioner," motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA198
Citizens' initiative referendums
Crossjurisdictional comparison to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA10 Other jurisdictions, United States ... DA62 Procedure, use of citizens' assemblies ... DA66 Protection of minority rights ... DA69 Restrictions ... DA68-69 Signature thresholds ... DA69
Citizens' initiatives
Public participant recommendations ... DA99-100
Citizens' initiatives review
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on legislative or policy proposals only, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA104-6 Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on proposals within the jurisdiction of the Alberta Legislative or outside the jurisdiction of the Alberta Legislature with a more stringent process for approval, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA107 Government advertising prohibition during petition canvassing period, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: withdrawn) ... DA114-16 Petition signature collection from registered electors only, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried as amended), amendment to replace "a registered elector" with "an eligible elector," motion on (Pancholi: carried) ... DA120 Petition signature requirement of 10 per cent of eligible voters in each electoral division, motion on (Feehan/Sweet), amendment to replace 10 per cent with regional signature thresholds between 5 and 25 per cent, motion on (Smith: carried) ... DA111-12 Petitions' inclusion of information on petitioner's residency, motion on (Pancholi: carried) ... DA112 Petitions on legislative proposals to include a draft bill, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried) ... DA122 Prohibition of petitions for constitutional amendments, motion on (Dang: carried as amended), amendment to prohibit petitions related only to sections 1 to 35.1 of the Constitution Act of 1982, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried) ... DA108-9 Prohibition on third-party advertising on petitions, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA117 Successful initiatives to be referred to legislative committee or to Chief Electoral Officer for an initiative vote, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ... DA121 Successful petitions on legislative proposals be referred to a standing committee, motion on (Pancholi: ruled out of order) ... DA123
Citizens' initiatives review, public/stakeholder input
Summary of issues and recommendations to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: carried) ... DA90-91
Citizens' initiatives review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Virtual public meeting ... DA91
Communications planning
Virtual public meetings on election recall and citizens' initiatives and on election legislation ... DA57
Constituency associations
Reporting requirements, committee recommendation of annual filing, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA218
Democratic Accountability Committee, Select Special
Agenda, July 13, 2020, meeting, motion to amend (Horner: carried) ... DA2 Committee research services update ... DA27, 48 Deliberation procedure ... DA104 Meeting schedule ... DA2 Meeting schedule and notice of motions, motion on (Pancholi: carried as amended) ... DA23-24 Procedure, motions ruled out of order ... DA190, 207 Subcommittee development of draft stakeholder list, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA47-48
Democratic accountability laws and legislation
Crossjurisdictional survey on elections and election financing, referendums, and election recall of elected representatives prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA10
Democratic accountability review
Focus issues, committee to consider red tape reduction and direct the subcommittee to identify additional areas of focus from Chief Electoral Officer's 2018 enumeration report and 2019 general election report, motion on (Smith: carried as amended) ... DA42 Focus issues, subcommittee directed to consider impact of amendments to the Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure act if Bills 26 and 27 become law and postpone delivering report until Assembly has completed deliberation of these bills, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA8-9
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder input
Draft stakeholder list to be prepared by subcommittee, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA47-48 Draft stakeholder list to be prepared by subcommittee, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried), amendment to remove requirement that all stakeholders invited be recommended by the subcommittee, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA47-48 Draft stakeholder list to be prepared by subcommittee based on identified focus issues, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA14-16 Draft stakeholder list to be prepared by subcommittee based on identified focus issues, motion on (Horner: carried), amendment to add "and approval by the committee," motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA16 Invitations to University College London Independent Commission on Referendums, Lorne Gibson, and other stakeholders suggested by committee members, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA18 Stakeholder list, subcommittee recommendations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA55
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Committee to request costing of town hall meetings, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA21 Virtual public meetings ... DA56 Virtual public meetings on election recall and citizens' initiatives and on election legislation, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA57 Virtual public meetings procedure, subcommittee recommendation ... DA82-83
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Subcommittee recommendations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA55
Election Act
Chief Electoral Officer recommendations in 2019 general election report, appendix A, committee recommendation to accept, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ... DA191-93 Chief Electoral Officer recommendations in 2019 general election report, appendix A, committee recommendation to accept, motion on (Goodridge: carried), amendment to provide for public consultation on fixed election date, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA192-93 Crossjurisdictional comparison ... DA27 Residency requirement provision, committee recommendation of 90 days, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA200-201 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA33, 38-39 Technical briefings, research services to prepare summary ... DA48
Election Act review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Summary ... DA177 Virtual public meeting ... DA185
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Chief Electoral Officer recommendations in 2019 general election report, appendix A, committee recommendation to accept, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ... DA191-93 Chief Electoral Officer recommendations in 2019 general election report, appendix A, committee recommendation to accept, motion on (Goodridge: carried), amendment to provide for public consultation on fixed election date, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA192-93 Contribution limit, committee recommendation for differential candidate limits, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA219 Contribution limit, committee recommendation for differential candidate limits, motion on (Rutherford: carried), amendment to limit differential to 5 per cent, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA219 Contribution limit, committee recommendation that party membership fees paid on behalf of another individual be included, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA216-17 Prosecution under act, committee recommendation to extend time within which it must be commenced to four years, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA204 Prosecution under act, committee recommendation to extend time within which it must be commenced to four years, motion on (Sweet: defeated), amendment to permit appointment of independent prosecutor, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA204-5 Section 41.42, collusion ... DA169 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA33 Technical briefings, research services to prepare summary ... DA48
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Election legislation, Alberta
Crossjurisdictional comparison of Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA48 Crossjurisdictional comparison of Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act sections identified by subcommittee prepared by research services, motion on (Horner: carried as amended) ... DA11-12 Crossjurisdictional comparison of Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act sections identified by subcommittee prepared by research services, motion on (Horner: carried as amended), amendment to include legislative provisions for direct democracy (petitions, citizen initiatives, etc.), motion on (Sweet: carried) ... DA11-12
Election recall
Campaign finance regulations ... DA72 Petition signature threshold ... DA72 Procedure ... DA72 Recall elections, timing ... DA72
Election recall review, committee recommendations
Municipal elected officials and school trustees be subject to recall legislation similar to that for MLAs, motion on (Turton/R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA141-42 Municipal elected officials and school trustees be subject to recall legislation similar to that for MLAs, motion on (Turton/R.J. Sigurdson: carried), amendment to require consultation with stakeholders on legislation development, motion to agree to consider the motion (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA141-42 Municipal elected officials and school trustees not included in recall legislation, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA139 Petition signature threshold formula, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA125 Petition signature threshold of a minimum of 40 per cent and collection period of 90 days (Fir: carried) ... DA127 Petition signature threshold a maximum of 40 per cent of registered electors and collection period of 90 days ... DA146 Petitioner must be eligible to vote for MLA who is the subject of the petition, motion on (Pancholi: carried) ... DA131 Petitions, third-party advertising prohibition, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA128 Prohibition of more than one petition regarding a specific MLA at one time, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA131 Prohibition of petitions less than 18 months after a general election or 12 months before a fixed election period, motion on (Horner: carried as amended) ... DA132 Prohibition of petitions less than 18 months after a general election or 12 months before a fixed election period, motion on (Horner: carried as amended), amendment to replace "12 months" with "6 months," motion on (Pancholi: carried) ... DA132 Recall vote by secret ballot, successful vote simple majority of voters followed by by-election, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA136
Election recall review, public/stakeholder input
Issues and recommendations document to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: carried) ... DA90-91
Election recall review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Virtual public meeting ... DA91
Elections, provincial
Judicial recounts, committee recommendation that Crown pay legal costs where margin is 100 votes or fewer, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA203
Electoral politics
Proportional representation, public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA185
French, Joel (participant, virtual public meeting on election legislation)
Presentation on Election Act ... DA185
Giorno, Guy (partner, Fasken)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA174, 176
Government advertising
Advertising during election periods, committee recommendation for Auditor General approval, motion on (Goodridge/Fir: carried) ... DA221
Harper v. Canada (Attorney General) (2004)
Supreme Court decision on third-party election spending limits ... DA158, 167
Livingstone, Laurie (partner, Cassels)
Presentation on Election Act and Elections Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA164
Motions (procedure)
Consideration of motions from the floor ... DA115 Motions ruled out of order ... DA119, 123 Procedural motions ... DA2
National Conference of State Legislatures
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA62 Presentation on election recall legislation ... DA72
Nonpartisan advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Pre-election advertising period ... DA167, 169
O'Connor, Ryan (Zayouna law firm)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA158
Political advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Contribution limits ... DA176 Contribution limits during election periods, committee recommendation of $30,000, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried) ... DA216 Contribution limits during election periods, committee recommendation of $30,000, motion on (Jeremy Nixon), amendment to change limit to $5,000, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA216 Definition of "political advertising," Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA164 Disclosure requirements ... DA171-72 Funding for election advertising, committee recommendation to limit contributions to Alberta residents, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA209 Funding for election advertising, committee recommendation to limit contributions to Alberta residents, motion on (Fir: carried), amendment to include political advertising, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA209 Funding for political advertising, committee recommendation to limit contributions to Canada residents, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ... DA210 Pre-election advertising period ... DA174 Pre-election advertising period, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA164 Registration of third parties, committee recommendation to authorize Chief Electoral Officer to cancel registration if third party becomes formally affiliated with a political party, motion on (Smith: carried) ... DA215 Registration of third parties, committee recommendation to authorize Chief Electoral Officer to cancel registration if third party becomes formally affiliated with a political party, motion on (Smith: carried), amendment to include informal affiliations and political candidates, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA215 Registration of third parties, committee recommendation to prohibit third parties formally affiliated with political parties, motion on (Rutherford: carried), amendment to add "or informally" and to include political candidates, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA212 Spending limits ... DA153, 158
Political parties
Membership payment for other persons, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA33 Spending limits ... DA161
Rathgeber, Brent, QC (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA99
Subcommittee on committee business (Democratic Accountability Committee)
Draft stakeholder list preparation, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA47-48 Draft stakeholder list preparation, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried), amendment to remove requirement that all stakeholders invited be recommended by the subcommittee, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA47-48 Draft stakeholder list preparation based on identified focus issues, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA14-16 Draft stakeholder list preparation based on identified focus issues, motion on (Horner: carried), amendment to add "and approval by the committee," motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA16 Establishment, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA3, 6 Establishment, motion on (Horner: carried), amendment on quorum requirements, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA4 Recommendations on stakeholder written submissions adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA55 Recommendations on virtual public meetings procedure ... DA82-83 Work ... DA7-8
University College London Independent Commission on Referendums
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA66 Recommendations, summary to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: carried as amended) ... DA21-22
Voting in provincial elections
Voter identification, committee recommendation, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried as amended) ... DA202 Voter identification, committee recommendation, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried as amended), amendment to permit vouching, motion on (Pancholi: carried) ... DA202
Williams, Lori (Mount Royal University)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA153
Young, Dr. Lisa (University of Calgary)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA171-72
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