By Provincial Politics

Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press

Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle outburst of recall petitions

Dec 12, 2025 | 11:45 AM

Elections Alberta is getting $6.7 million in extra funding to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against legislature members.

A legislature committee unanimously granted the funding at a meeting today.

Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure requested the extra money because his office is managing 21 active recall campaigns.

McClure told the committee last week verifying each petition would cost just over $300,000 and that $1.5 million is needed for shipping and postage of petition documents.

United Conservative Party MLA and committee member Chelsae Petrovic says she’s glad Elections Alberta was able to crunch some numbers, as it initially estimated each petition would cost over $1 million.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2025.