Dang, Thomas (Edmonton-South, NDP)
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Position on recall legislation ... DA138-39
Andrus, Josh (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA97
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) ... DA196
Blain, David (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on election recall ... DA100
Bratt, Dr. Duane (Mount Royal University)
Presentation on election recall legislation ... DA81
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA168-69 Presentation on election recall legislation ... DA78
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) ... DA199 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 exclude removal of contact information from electoral lists, motion on (Dang: carried unanimously) ... DA199
Chief Electoral Officer's office investigations/inquiries
Citizens' initiative referendums
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, United States ... DA62-63 Protection of minority rights ... DA64 Public participant recommendations ... DA95, 97
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 ... DA95-96, 98, 100-102
Citizens' initiatives review
Committee deliberation ... DA105-13, 115-23 Committee deliberation, points of order on debate ... DA108 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 (Goodridge: carried) ... DA149
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Campaign spending limits, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA120 Citizens' initiative success to be determined by Chief Electoral Officer, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA123 Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on legislative or policy proposals only, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA105-6 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) ... DA106-7 Financing, advertising, and disclosure rules consistent with Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried) ... DA116 Government advertising prohibition during petition canvassing period, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: withdrawn) ... DA116 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 collection limit of 90 days following approval, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA113 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 initiated by eligible voters only, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA120 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) ... DA107-9 Prohibition on contributions from corporations and individuals not residing in Alberta, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried as amended) ... DA119 Prohibition on third-party advertising on petitions, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA117 Registration requirement for third-party advertisers on petitions, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA118 Report on implications of policy proposal in petition before signature collection starts, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA109-10
Citizens' initiatives review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Posting redacted copies on committee external website, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried), amendment to replace "submitter's contact information" with "submitter's name and location" and to also post the summary of written submissions, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA90
Communications planning
Virtual public meetings on election recall and citizens' initiatives and on election legislation, communications services to advertise through no-cost and low-cost options, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA57-58
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) ... DA1-2 Deliberation procedure ... DA104, 124, 127, 197 Meeting schedule and notice of motions, motion on (Pancholi: carried as amended) ... DA25 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) ... DA25 Meeting time change requested, October 30, 2020 (unanimous consent denied) ... DA132 Procedure, imputing motives, points of order ... DA19, 108 Procedure, motions ruled out of order ... DA127, 216 Procedure on motions, points of order raised ... DA11 Subcommittee development of draft stakeholder list, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA47 Voting on motions, points of order raised ... DA126
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 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), 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
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder input
Draft stakeholder list to be prepared by subcommittee, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA47 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) ... DA13-14 Invitations to University College London Independent Commission on Referendums, Lorne Gibson, and other stakeholders suggested by committee members, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA16-19 Invitations to University College London Independent Commission on Referendums, Lorne Gibson, and other stakeholders suggested by committee members, motion on (Dang: defeated), points of order raised ... DA19 Stakeholder list, subcommittee recommendations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA51-54 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) ... DA52-54
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Committee to request costing of town hall meetings, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA19-21 Virtual public meetings ... DA56 Virtual public meetings on election recall and citizens' initiatives and on election legislation, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA56 Virtual public meetings procedure, subcommittee recommendation ... DA83
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Invitations to assist in determining focus issues, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA12
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) ... DA193 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 Information-sharing provisions, committee recommendation for enhanced data sharing relating to deaths of individuals on electors' lists, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA202 Plain language user guide, committee recommendation that Chief Electoral Officer post on website, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA198
Election Act review
Committee deliberation ... DA189, 191-99, 202 Draft report to be prepared by research services and final report to be approved by chair and deputy chair after review by committee members ... DA222 Review to consider entire act, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA9
Election Act review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Virtual public meeting ... DA182
Election Act review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Summary to be publicly available, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA181
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) ... DA193 Chief Electoral Officer recommendations in annual report 2018-2019, appendix S, committee recommendation to accept, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA189 Compliance and enforcement ... DA165 Contribution provisions, stakeholder recommendations ... DA182 Plain language user guide, committee recommendation that Chief Electoral Officer post on website, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA198
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... DA189, 191-99, 207-8, 214-16 Draft report to be prepared by research services and final report to be approved by chair and deputy chair after review by committee members ... DA222 Parts 3 to 7 as review focus, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA9
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Virtual public meeting ... DA182 Virtual public meeting procedure ... DA184
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Summary to be publicly available, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA181
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), motion in order, points of order raised ... DA11
Election recall
Academic commentary on referendums, citizen initiatives, and recall legislation, international academic commentary, research services to prepare summary, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA23 Other jurisdictions, United States ... DA73 Public participant recommendations ... DA95, 98, 100-102 Recall criteria ... DA81 Recall elections, cost ... DA73, 78
Election recall review
Committee deliberation ... DA125-33, 135-46 Committee deliberation, point of privilege raised (no point of privilege found) ... DA147 Committee deliberation, point of privilege raised (no point of privilege found), clarification requested ... DA147 Committee deliberation, points of order raised ... DA126 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 (Goodridge: carried) ... DA149
Election recall review, committee recommendations
Adoption of British Columbia framework, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA125 Adoption of Elections Alberta's recommendations on observers, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA135 Advertiser registration requirement, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried) ... DA131 Advertising restrictions, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA130 Financial contribution limits, motion on (Dang: carried unanimously) ... DA129-30 Financial contributions from individuals, corporations, or unions not resident in Alberta prohibited ... DA129 Financing, advertising, and disclosure rules consistent with Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA129 Legislation to set out petition issuance requirements, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried) ... DA132-33 MLA subject to successful recall petition to be eligible to run in the subsequent by-election, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA138 Municipal elected officials and school trustees be subject to recall legislation similar to that for MLAs, motion on (Turton/R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA141-44 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) ... DA138-39 Petition canvasser restrictions and payment prohibition, motion on (Smith: carried as amended), amendment to change "registered elector at the time of the recall petition of the electoral division" with "an elector eligible to vote in the electoral division," motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA128 Petition signature threshold formula, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA125-26 Petition signature threshold of a minimum of 40 per cent and collection period of 90 days (Fir: carried) ... DA127, 145 Petition signature threshold of a minimum of 40 per cent and collection period of 90 days (Fir: carried), motion to accept motion to rescind (Dang: carried) ... DA145 Petition signature threshold a maximum of 40 per cent of registered electors and collection period of 90 days ... DA146 Petition signature threshold a maximum of 40 per cent of registered electors and collection period of 90 days (Horner: carried), point of privilege raised ... DA147 Petition signature threshold a maximum of 40 per cent of registered electors and collection period of 90 days (Horner: carried), point of privilege raised, request for explanation of Chair's ruling ... DA148 Petitions, third-party advertising prohibition, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA128-29 Prohibition of more than one petition regarding a specific MLA at one time, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA131 Prohibition of more than one petition regarding a specific MLA during one term, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ... DA132 Recall vote by secret ballot, successful vote simple majority of voters followed by by-election, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA136-37
Election recall review, public/stakeholder input
Summary of issues and recommendations ... DA85-86
Election recall review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Posting redacted copies on committee external website, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried), amendment to replace "submitter's contact information" with "submitter's name and location" and to also post the summary of written submissions, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA90 Summary ... DA139
Gregg, Brian (participant, virtual public meeting on election legislation)
Presentation on Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA184
Information
Public availability, government role ... DA184
Jackson, Bruce (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA101-2
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 ... DA165
Marciano (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA98, 137, 139
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Changes in party affiliation ... DA81
Motions (procedure)
Consideration of motions from the floor ... DA145, 147 Motions ruled out of order ... DA119, 127 Similarity of motions, points of order raised ... DA11 Voting, points of order raised ... DA126
National Conference of State Legislatures
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA62-63 Presentation on election recall legislation ... DA73
Nonpartisan advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Contribution limits ... DA169 Contributions from corporations ... DA168-69
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) ... DA214-15 Pre-election advertising period, committee recommendation for financial disclosure requirement to include prewrit period for fixed date general elections, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA208 Public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA182, 184 Spending limits ... DA154-55
Political parties
Contributions from corporations ... DA168 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
Privilege (procedure)
Procedure in committee, point of order raised ... DA148
Rural Municipalities of Alberta
Position on recall legislation ... DA138-39
Subcommittee on committee business (Democratic Accountability Committee)
Draft stakeholder list preparation, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA47 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) ... DA13-14 Establishment, motion on (Horner: carried), amendment on quorum requirements, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA5 Establishment, motion on (Horner: carried), amendment that subcommittee report back to the committee for approval, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA6 Recommendations on stakeholder oral presentations adopted, motion on (Goodridge/Smith: carried) ... DA51-54 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) ... DA52-54
Thomas, Melanee (assistant professor, University of Calgary; participant, virtual public meeting on election legislation)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA182
University College London Independent Commission on Referendums
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA64 Recommendations, summary to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: carried as amended) ... DA23 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
Williams, Lori (Mount Royal University)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA154-55
Deputy Chair (Horner, Nate S.)
Democratic Accountability Committee, Select Special
Voting on motions, points of order raised ... DA126
Election recall review
Committee deliberation, points of order raised ... DA126
Motions (procedure)
Voting, points of order raised ... DA126
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