Rathgeber, Brent, QC (Participant, Public Presentations on Citizens' Initiatives and Election Recall)
Citizens' initiatives
Public participant recommendations ... DA99
Election recall
Other jurisdictions, British Columbia ... DA99 Public participant recommendations ... DA98-99
Rathgeber, Brent, QC (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA98-99
Renwick, Alan (Deputy Director, Constitution Unit, University College London Independent Commission on Referendums)
Citizens' initiative referendums
Binding versus advisory result of vote ... DA63-64 Other jurisdictions, Belgium ... DA64-65 Other jurisdictions, British Columbia ... DA65 Other jurisdictions, New Zealand ... DA63-64 Other jurisdictions, Switzerland ... DA64-65 Other jurisdictions, United States ... DA64-65 Procedure ... DA64 Procedure, parliamentary review ... DA64-65 Procedure, use of citizens' assemblies ... DA65-66 Protection of minority rights ... DA64-65 Restrictions ... DA63, 65-66 Signature collection ... DA63 Signature thresholds ... DA65 Timing ... DA65
Petitions
Procedure, United Kingdom ... DA66
University College London Independent Commission on Referendums
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA63-66
Renwick, Pamela (Director, Election Operations and Communications, Elections Alberta)
Citizens' initiatives review
Committee deliberation ... DA122
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Petitions on legislative proposals to include a draft bill, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried) ... DA122
Election recall review, committee recommendations
Petition signature threshold of a minimum of 40 per cent and collection period of 90 days (Fir: carried) ... DA127
Resler, Glen (Chief Electoral Officer)
Ballots (provincial elections)
Mail-in ballots ... DA31-32 Optical scanning tabulators, Chief Electoral Officer recommendations ... DA31 Special ballots, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA31 Threshold for completing official count, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA31
Chief Electoral Officer
Decisions, appeal process ... DA30-31
Chief Electoral Officer's office
Annual report, 2018-2019, recommendations ... DA30, 36 Disclosure of matters referred for prosecution, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA31, 40 Enumeration report, 2018 ... DA30, 33, 38-39 General election report, 2019 ... DA31, 36 Information to political parties and candidates ... DA39-40
Citizens' initiatives review
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Government advertising prohibition during petition canvassing period, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: withdrawn) ... DA115-16 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) ... DA112 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 Requirement that petition canvassers be registered electors and be unpaid, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried as amended) ... DA113
Election Act
Combination with Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act proposed ... DA30, 33, 35-36 Definition of "ordinary resident" ... DA36 Enumeration provisions ... DA30 General election provisions, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA31-32 Information-sharing provisions ... DA32 Information-sharing provisions, committee recommendation for enhanced data sharing relating to deaths of individuals on electors' lists, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA202 Recent amendments ... DA30 Residency requirement provision, committee recommendation of 90 days, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA200-201 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA30-36, 38-40
Election Commissioner
Decisions, appeal process ... DA30-31
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Candidate spending limit provisions ... DA30 Contribution provisions ... DA30, 37-38 Party spending limit provisions ... DA30 Penalty provisions ... DA37 Prosecution under act, committee recommendation to extend time within which it must be commenced to four years, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA204 Recent amendments ... DA30-31 Registration requirements under act ... DA40-41 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA30, 32-41 Third-party participant provisions ... DA30
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Election recall review, committee recommendations
Financial contribution limits, motion on (Dang: carried unanimously) ... DA129-30 Financial contributions from individuals, corporations, or unions not resident in Alberta prohibited, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: ruled out of order) ... DA130 Municipal elected officials and school trustees be subject to recall legislation similar to that for MLAs, motion on (Turton/R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA142 Petition signature threshold of a minimum of 40 per cent and collection period of 90 days (Fir: carried) ... DA127, 144-45 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, motion to accept motion (Horner: carried) ... DA148 Recall vote by secret ballot, successful vote simple majority of voters followed by by-election, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA137
Elections, provincial
2019 election, Chief Electoral Officer's report ... DA31, 36 2023 election preparation ... DA32 Fixed election date, Chief Electoral Officer recommendations ... DA31
Elections, senatorial
Election preparation ... DA32
Government advertising
Advertising during election periods, committee recommendation for Auditor General approval, motion on (Goodridge/Fir: carried) ... DA221
Motions (procedure)
Motions ruled out of order ... DA130
Political advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Contribution limits during election periods, committee recommendation of $30,000, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried) ... DA216 Funding, committee recommendation to prohibit contributions from political parties, candidates, and constituency associations, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA214-15 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 ... DA35-36
Political candidates
Access to voter information ... DA30 Late filing fees, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA30 Nomination deposits, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA30
Political parties
Access to voter information ... DA30 Membership payment for other persons, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA30, 34, 37
Polling places
Mobile polls, Chief Electoral Officer recommendations ... DA31-32 Polling subdivision size, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA31 Staffing, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA31
Senate Election Act
Contribution limit provisions ... DA32
Voter registration
Collection, use, and protection of elector data, Chief Electoral Officer recommendations ... DA31 Impact of public emergencies ... DA34
Voting in provincial elections
Advance polls, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... DA31 Vote-anywhere model ... DA31, 34 Voter identification requirements ... DA31, 34-35
Robert, Nancy (Research Officer, Research and Committee Services, Legislative Assembly Office)
Chief Electoral Officer
Recommendations on timing of election procedure changes ... DA180
Citizens' initiative referendums
Crossjurisdictional comparison ... DA88
Citizens' initiatives
Laws and legislation, crossjurisdictional comparison ... DA88
Citizens' initiatives review
Committee deliberation ... DA111, 114, 116, 118-19, 121, 124 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
Government advertising prohibition during petition canvassing period, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: withdrawn) ... DA114, 116 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 contributions from corporations and individuals not residing in Alberta, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried as amended) ... DA119 Referendums held in conjunction with provincial general elections or as stand-alone votes only, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA124 Registration requirement for third-party advertisers on petitions, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA118
Citizens' initiatives review, public/stakeholder input
Summary of issues and recommendations ... DA103-4
Citizens' initiatives review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Democratic Accountability Committee, Select Special
Committee research services ... DA9-10 Deliberation procedure ... DA197
Democratic accountability laws and legislation
Election Act
Combination with Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act proposed ... DA179 Crossjurisdictional comparison ... DA187-88
Election Act review
Committee deliberation ... DA197 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
Election Act review, public/stakeholder input
Summary of issues and recommendations to be prepared by research services ... DA180
Election Act review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Election Commissioner
Powers, public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA180
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA180
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... DA197 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
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review, public/stakeholder input
Summary of issues and recommendations to be prepared by research services ... DA180
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Election recall review
Draft report ... DA148 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, public/stakeholder input
Summary of issues and recommendations ... DA104
Elections, provincial
Public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA179-80
Government advertising
Advertising during election periods, public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA180
Nonpartisan advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA180
Political advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA180
Political candidates
Nomination contests, public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA180
Polling places
Public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA180
University College London Independent Commission on Referendums
Recommendations, summary ... DA87
Voter registration
Enumeration, public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA180
Voting in provincial elections
Public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA180
Roth, Aaron (Committee Clerk, Legislative Assembly Office)
Citizens' initiatives review
Committee deliberation ... DA119
Democratic Accountability Committee, Select Special
Deliberation procedure ... DA127 Procedure, motions ruled out of order ... DA190
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Committee to request costing of town hall meetings, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA21 Virtual public meetings ... DA56
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Motions (procedure)
Motions ruled out of order ... DA119
Rutherford, Brad (Leduc-Beaumont, UCP)
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 recall legislation ... DA77
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 ... DA60, 63 Public participant recommendations ... DA97
Citizens' initiatives review
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Petition signature collection limit of 90 days following approval, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA113 Prohibition on third-party advertising on petitions, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA117 Referendums held in conjunction with provincial general elections or as stand-alone votes only, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA124 Registration requirement for third-party advertisers on petitions, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA118
Communications planning
Advertising ... DA44 Written submissions, communications services to solicit using no-cost and low-cost methods, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA44-45
Democratic Accountability Committee, Select Special
Meeting minutes, December 15, 2020, meetings, approval by chair and deputy chair, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA223 Procedure, imputing motives, points of order ... DA204 Subcommittee development of draft stakeholder list, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA47
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 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, 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
Election Act
Combination with Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act proposed ... DA32 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA32-33
Election Act review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Virtual public meeting ... DA183
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Contribution limit, committee recommendation for differential candidate limits, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA219 Contribution provisions, stakeholder recommendations ... DA183 Prosecution under act, committee recommendation to extend time within which it must be commenced to four years, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA203 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 Section 41.42, collusion ... DA156 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA32-33
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 ... DA184
Election recall
Other jurisdictions, United States ... DA72-73 Petition signature threshold ... DA72 Petitions, signature collection ... DA81 Public participant recommendations ... DA94, 100 Recall criteria ... DA73 Recall elections, cost ... DA77
Election recall review, committee recommendations
Adoption of British Columbia framework, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA124 Financing, advertising, and disclosure rules consistent with Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA129 Municipal elected officials and school trustees be subject to recall legislation similar to that for MLAs, motion on (Turton/R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA144 Petition signature threshold formula, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA125
Elections, provincial
Judicial recounts, committee recommendation that Crown pay legal costs where margin is 100 votes or fewer, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA203
Government advertising
Advertising during election periods, public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA184
Gregg, Brian (participant, virtual public meeting on election legislation)
Presentation on Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA184
National Conference of State Legislatures
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA60, 63 Presentation on election recall legislation ... DA72-73
O'Connor, Ryan (Zayouna law firm)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA156
Political advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA183 Registration of third parties, committee recommendation to prohibit third parties formally affiliated with political parties, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA212 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 ... DA156
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 Establishment, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA7
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 ... DA183
von Stackelberg, Eric (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA94
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