Schow, Joseph R. (Cardston-Siksika, UCP)
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA169-70
Chief Electoral Officer's office
Ability to give binding legal opinions proposed ... DA169-70
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Registration requirements under act ... DA40-41 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA40-41
Election recall review
Committee deliberation ... DA126
Election recall review, committee recommendations
Petition signature threshold formula, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA126
Nonpartisan advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Sigurdson, R.J. (Highwood, UCP)
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Position on recall legislation ... DA143
Ballots (provincial elections)
Special ballots, committee recommendation that government consult with Chief Electoral Officer on, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA197
Bratt, Dr. Duane (Mount Royal University)
Presentation on election recall legislation ... DA80
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA69 Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA168
Chief Electoral Officer's office
Information to political parties and candidates ... DA39
Chief Electoral Officer's office investigations/inquiries
Decisions, advisory publication proposed ... DA166 Timelines ... DA166
Citizens' initiative referendums
Other jurisdictions, British Columbia ... DA70 Other jurisdictions, Switzerland ... DA64-65 Other jurisdictions, United States ... DA60-61 Procedure, parliamentary review ... DA64-65 Signature thresholds ... DA70
Citizens' initiatives
Public participant recommendations ... DA96, 102
Citizens' initiatives review
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on legislative or policy proposals only, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA105 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 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 Prohibition on third-party advertising on petitions, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA117 Report on implications of policy proposal in petition before signature collection starts, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA110 Requirement that petition canvassers be registered electors and be unpaid, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried as amended) ... DA113
Cote, Jennifer (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA95
Democratic Accountability Committee, Select Special
Deliberation procedure ... DA104 Subcommittee development of draft stakeholder list, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA45-46
Democratic accountability review
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
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder input
Draft stakeholder list to be prepared by subcommittee, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA45-46 Invitations to University College London Independent Commission on Referendums, Lorne Gibson, and other stakeholders suggested by committee members, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA17-19 Stakeholder list, subcommittee recommendations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA53 Stakeholder list, subcommittee recommendations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried), amendment to replace the Canadian Taxpayers Federation with Lorne Gibson, election management consultant, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA53
Election Act
Candidate nomination provisions ... DA206 Chief Electoral Officer recommendations in 2019 general election report, appendix A, committee recommendation to accept, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ... DA192 Combination with Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act proposed ... DA153-54 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA39 Technical briefings by Justice and Solicitor General ministry and Elections Alberta, invitations, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA9
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) ... DA192 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA39 Technical briefings by Justice and Solicitor General ministry and Elections Alberta, invitations, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA9
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Virtual public meeting ... DA183-84 Virtual public meeting procedure ... DA183-84
Election recall
Local officials ... DA80 Other jurisdictions, British Columbia ... DA80 Other jurisdictions, United States ... DA74 Petition signature threshold ... DA80 Public participant recommendations ... DA99
Election recall review
Committee deliberation ... DA143
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) ... DA143
Government advertising
Advertising during election periods, public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA183-84
Gregg, Brian (participant, virtual public meeting on election legislation)
Presentation on Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA183-84
Jackson, Bruce (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA102
Lavender, J.D. (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA96
Livingstone, Laurie (partner, Cassels)
Presentation on Election Act and Elections Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA166
Motions (procedure)
Consideration of motions from the floor ... DA192
National Conference of State Legislatures
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA60 Presentation on election recall legislation ... DA74
Political advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Funding, committee recommendation to prohibit contributions from political parties, candidates, and constituency associations, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA214
Political candidates
Nomination contests, committee recommendation to mirror Canada Elections Act, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried as amended) ... DA206-7 Nomination contests, committee recommendation to mirror Canada Elections Act, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried as amended), amendment to exclude expense limits and loans, motion on (Ceci: carried) ... DA207 Nomination contests, regulation ... DA168 Nomination deposits, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA153 Training and support ... DA154
Rathgeber, Brent, QC (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA99
Rural Municipalities of Alberta
Position on recall legislation ... DA143
Subcommittee on committee business (Democratic Accountability Committee)
Draft stakeholder list preparation, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA45-46 Establishment, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA6 Establishment, motion on (Horner: carried), amendment on quorum requirements, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA4 Recommendations on stakeholder oral presentations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA53 Recommendations on stakeholder oral presentations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried), amendment to replace the Canadian Taxpayers Federation with Lorne Gibson, election management consultant, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA53
University College London Independent Commission on Referendums
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA64-65
Voting in provincial elections
Advance polls, committee recommendation that government consult with Chief Electoral Officer on, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA197
Williams, Lori (Mount Royal University)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA153-54
Smith, Mark W. (Drayton Valley-Devon, UCP)
Andrus, Josh (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA97
Brodie, Dr. Ian (University of Calgary)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA160-61
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA70 Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA168
Chief Electoral Officer's office
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
Citizens' initiative referendums
Other jurisdictions, United States ... DA61 Procedure, use of citizens' assemblies ... DA66, 70 Public participant recommendations ... DA97
Citizens' initiatives
Academic commentary on referendums, citizen initiatives, and election recall legislation, international academic commentary, research services to prepare summary, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA23 Public participant recommendations ... DA95, 101
Citizens' initiatives review
Committee deliberation ... DA105, 107-11, 121-22 Committee deliberation, points of order on debate, remarks withdrawn ... DA108 Committee deliberation to commence only after research documents requested at July 13 and 22, 2020, committee meetings have been received and made available to committee members, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA86
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on legislative or policy proposals only, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA105 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 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) ... DA110-11 Petitions on legislative proposals to include a draft bill, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried) ... DA121-22 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
Cote, Jennifer (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA95
Democratic Accountability Committee, Select Special
Deliberation procedure ... DA104 Procedure, imputing motives, points of order, remarks withdrawn ... DA108
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 recommendations ... DA42 Justice and Solicitor General ministry and Elections Alberta staff asked to work in conjunction with LAO staff as requested, motion on (Smith: carried) ... DA41
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder input
Stakeholder list, subcommittee recommendations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA54
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Committee to request costing of town hall meetings, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA20
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Subcommittee recommendations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA54
Election Act
Chief Electoral Officer recommendations in annual report 2018-2019, appendix S, committee recommendation to accept, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA189 Combination with Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, committee recommendation that commission be established, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA194
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Chief Electoral Officer recommendations in annual report 2018-2019, appendix S, committee recommendation to accept, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA189 Contribution provisions ... DA36-37, 173 Penalty provisions ... DA37 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA36-37
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Election recall
Academic commentary on referendums, citizen initiatives, and recall legislation, international academic commentary, research services to prepare summary, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA23 Public participant recommendations ... DA95, 99
Election recall review
Committee deliberation ... DA128, 136, 139, 142 Committee deliberation to commence only after research documents requested at July 13 and 22, 2020, committee meetings have been received and made available to committee members, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA86
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) ... DA142 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) ... DA142 Municipal elected officials and school trustees not included in recall legislation, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA139 Petition canvasser restrictions and payment prohibition, motion on (Smith: carried as amended) ... DA128 Recall vote by secret ballot, successful vote simple majority of voters followed by by-election, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA136
Giorno, Guy (partner, Fasken)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA176
Government advertising
Advertising during election periods ... DA168
Harper v. Canada (Attorney General) (2004)
Supreme Court decision on third-party election spending limits ... DA173
Kliparchuk, Marcey (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA101
Labour unions
Political activity ... DA176
Livingstone, Laurie (partner, Cassels)
Presentation on Election Act and Elections Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA164
National Conference of State Legislatures
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA61
Political advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Pre-election advertising period, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA163 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
Political candidates
Prohibition on contributions from people who do business with government proposed ... DA176
Political parties
Leadership contests, committee recommendation to mirror Canada Elections Act, motion on (Smith: carried as amended) ... DA207 Leadership contests, committee recommendation to mirror Canada Elections Act, motion on (Smith: carried as amended), amendment to exclude expense limits and loans, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA207 Prohibition on contributions from people who do business with government proposed ... DA176 Spending limits ... DA160-61
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)
Establishment, motion on (Horner: carried), amendment on quorum requirements, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA4 Recommendations on stakeholder oral presentations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA54 Recommendations on stakeholder written submissions adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA54
University College London Independent Commission on Referendums
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA66
Voting in provincial elections
Young, Dr. Lisa (University of Calgary)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA173
Stephan, Jason (Red Deer-South, UCP)
Advocacy groups
Partisan versus nonpartisan ... DA169, 175
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA169
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder input
Invitations to University College London Independent Commission on Referendums, Lorne Gibson, and other stakeholders suggested by committee members, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA17-18
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Committee to request costing of town hall meetings, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA21
Giorno, Guy (partner, Fasken)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA175
University College London Independent Commission on Referendums
Recommendations, summary to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: carried as amended) ... DA22-23 Recommendations, summary to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: carried as amended), amendment to change "at the next meeting" to "at a subsequent meeting," motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA23
Young, Dr. Lisa (University of Calgary)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA172
Sweet, Heather (Edmonton-Manning, NDP)
Ballots (provincial elections)
Special ballots, committee recommendation that government consult with Chief Electoral Officer on, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA197
Bratt, Dr. Duane (Mount Royal University)
Presentation on election recall legislation ... DA79-80
Brodie, Dr. Ian (University of Calgary)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA160
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA68-70 Presentation on election recall legislation ... DA76
Chief Electoral Officer's office
Annual report, 2018-2019, recommendations ... DA36 Disclosure of matters referred for prosecution, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA40 General election report, 2019 ... DA36 Personal information collection, committee recommendation that political parties be required to submit privacy policies before accessing electors' data, motion on (Sweet: carried) ... DA200
Citizens' initiative referendums
Costs ... DA68 Crossjurisdictional comparison to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA10 Crossjurisdictional comparison to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: defeated), amendment to add legislative measures prohibiting or designed to prevent citizen initiatives that could advance separatist objectives or erode constitutional norms, democratic fairness, and transparency, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA10 Other jurisdictions, British Columbia ... DA68 Other jurisdictions, United States ... DA61 Public participant recommendations ... DA96 Signature thresholds ... DA68-70
Citizens' initiatives
Public participant recommendations ... DA96
Citizens' initiatives review
Committee deliberation to commence only after research documents requested at July 13 and 22, 2020, committee meetings have been received and made available to committee members, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA85-86
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Petition signature requirement of 10 per cent of eligible voters in each electoral division, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried as amended) ... DA110 Petitions on legislative proposals to include a draft bill, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried) ... DA121 Prohibition on contributions from corporations and individuals not residing in Alberta, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried as amended) ... DA118
Communications planning
Written submissions, communications services to solicit using no-cost and low-cost methods, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA44-45
Constituency associations
Reporting requirements, committee recommendation of annual filing, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA218
Cote, Jennifer (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA95
Democratic Accountability Committee, Select Special
Agenda, July 13, 2020, meeting, motion to amend (Horner: carried) ... DA2 Meeting schedule and notice of motions, motion on (Pancholi: carried as amended) ... DA24, 26 Meeting schedule and notice of motions, motion on (Pancholi: carried as amended), amendment to shorten time provided to members for motion preparation from three days to two, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ... DA26 Officials' participation in meetings ... DA75 Procedure, December 15 meetings ... DA187 Procedure, imputing motives, points of order ... DA204 Subcommittee development of draft stakeholder list, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA46-47
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 Crossjurisdictional survey on elections and election financing, referendums, and election recall of elected representatives prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: defeated), amendment to add legislative measures prohibiting or designed to prevent citizen initiatives that could advance separatist objectives or erode constitutional norms, democratic fairness, and transparency, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA10
Democratic accountability laws and legislation, British Columbia
Documents to be posted to internal committee website, motion on (Sweet: carried as amended) ... DA83-84 Documents to be posted to internal committee website, motion on (Sweet), amendment that research services prepare a summary, motion on (Rutherford: carried as amended), subamendment to limit summary to one report of the B.C. Chief Electoral Officer on election recall petitions, motion on (Sweet: carried) ... DA84 Documents to be posted to internal committee website, motion on (Sweet: carried as amended), amendment that research services prepare a summary, motion on (Rutherford: carried as amended) ... DA83
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) ... DA42-43 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), amendment to strike out "direct the subcommittee to," motion on (Sweet: carried) ... DA43 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 Justice and Solicitor General ministry and Elections Alberta staff asked to work in conjunction with LAO staff as requested, motion on (Smith: carried) ... DA41
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder input
Draft stakeholder list to be prepared by subcommittee, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA46-47 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 Draft stakeholder list to be prepared by subcommittee based on identified focus issues, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA14-15 Invitations to University College London Independent Commission on Referendums, Lorne Gibson, and other stakeholders suggested by committee members, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA18-19 Stakeholder list, subcommittee recommendations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA53 Stakeholder list, subcommittee recommendations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried), amendment to replace the Canadian Taxpayers Federation with Lorne Gibson, election management consultant, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA53
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Committee to request costing of town hall meetings, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA20-21 Virtual public meetings ... DA44
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Subcommittee recommendations adopted, with the exception that the deadline be September 25, 2020, motion on (Sweet: carried) ... DA43-44 Submission deadline extension and posting of links to legislation and Chief Electoral Officer recommendations on the online submission form, motion on (Sweet: carried) ... DA85
Election Act
Chief Electoral Officer recommendations in annual report 2018-2019, appendix S, committee recommendation to accept, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA189-90 Combination with Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, committee recommendation that commission be established, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA194-95 Combination with Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act proposed ... DA35-36 Residency requirement provision, committee recommendation of 90 days, motion on (Fir), amendment to require consultation with Chief Electoral Officer, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA200 Section 206.1, confidentiality of information provisions, committee recommendation of specific offences for breaches, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA196 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA35-36, 40
Election Act review
Committee deliberation ... DA189-91, 194-97, 200 Draft report to be prepared by research services and final report to be approved by chair and deputy chair after review by committee members, motion on (Sweet: carried) ... DA222-23
Election Act review, public/stakeholder input
Stakeholder meetings, subcommittee recommendations adopted, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ... DA43
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Chief Electoral Officer recommendations in annual report 2018-2019, appendix S, committee recommendation to accept, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA189-90 Contribution limit, committee recommendation for differential candidate limits, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA220 Contribution limit, committee recommendation for differential candidate limits, motion on (Rutherford: carried), amendment to limit differential to 5 per cent, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA220 Contribution limit, committee recommendation on inflation adjustments, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA217 Prosecution under act, committee recommendation to extend time within which it must be commenced to four years, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA203-4 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) ... DA205-6 Section 5.2, confidentiality of information provisions, committee recommendation of specific offences for breaches, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA196 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA32, 35-37, 40 Technical briefing by Justice and Solicitor General ministry ... DA32
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... DA189-91, 194-97, 203-6, 211-14, 217-18, 220, 222 Committee deliberation, points of order raised ... DA204 Draft report to be prepared by research services and final report to be approved by chair and deputy chair after review by committee members, motion on (Sweet: carried) ... DA222-23
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review, public/stakeholder input
Stakeholder meetings, subcommittee recommendations adopted, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ... DA43
Election legislation, Alberta
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 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
Election recall
Campaign finance regulations ... DA79-80 Public participant recommendations ... DA95 Recall elections, cost ... DA76
Election recall review
Committee deliberation to commence only after research documents requested at July 13 and 22, 2020, committee meetings have been received and made available to committee members, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA85-86
Election recall review, committee recommendations
Financial contributions from individuals, corporations, or unions not resident in Alberta prohibited, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: ruled out of order) ... DA130 Petition signatures to be collected only from individuals eligible to vote in election in which the member to whom the petition relates was elected, motion on (Feehan: carried) ... DA131
Elections, provincial
2019 election, Chief Electoral Officer's report ... DA36
Lavender, J.D. (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA96
Motions (procedure)
Motions ruled out of order ... DA130
National Conference of State Legislatures
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA61 Presentation on election recall legislation ... DA75
O'Connor, Ryan (Zayouna law firm)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA156-57
Petitions
Procedure, United Kingdom ... DA66 Role in political process ... DA69
Political advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Advertising outside election period, committee recommendation that restrictions for fixed-date general election begin January 1, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ... DA222 Advertising outside election period, committee recommendation that restrictions for fixed-date general election begin January 1, motion on (Goodridge: carried), amendment to change January 1 date to six months before fixed election date, motion on (Sweet: carried) ... DA222 Disclosure requirements ... DA156-57 Funding, committee recommendation to prohibit contributions from political parties, candidates, and constituency associations, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA214 Funding, committee recommendation to prohibit contributions from political parties, candidates, and constituency associations, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried), amendment to remove "candidates," motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA214 Issues advertising, committee recommendation to remove pre writ period restrictions, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried) ... DA211-12 Issues advertising, committee recommendation to remove pre writ period restrictions, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried), amendment to change "associated with" to "particularly associated with," motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA211-12 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) ... DA212-13 Spending limits ... DA35-36, 157
Political parties
Contribution limits ... DA160 Membership payment for other persons, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA37 Spending limits ... DA160
Senate Election Act
Contribution limit provisions ... DA32 Third-party participant provisions ... DA32
Subcommittee on committee business (Democratic Accountability Committee)
Draft stakeholder list preparation, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA46-47 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 Draft stakeholder list preparation based on identified focus issues, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA14-15 Establishment, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA4 Establishment, motion on (Horner: carried), amendment on quorum requirements, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA4 Recommendations on stakeholder meetings, motion to accept (Goodridge: carried) ... DA43 Recommendations on stakeholder oral presentations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA53 Recommendations on stakeholder oral presentations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried), amendment to replace the Canadian Taxpayers Federation with Lorne Gibson, election management consultant, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA53 Recommendations on stakeholder written submissions to be accepted, with the exception that the deadline be September 25, 2020, motion on (Sweet: carried) ... DA43-44
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) ... DA22
Voting in provincial elections
Advance polls, committee recommendation that government consult with Chief Electoral Officer on, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA197
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