Elections Alberta has walked back its messaging after it incorrectly tweeted that Albertans must be registered in order to vote in the provincial election on May 29.
Elections Alberta has walked back its messaging after it incorrectly tweeted that Albertans must be registered in order to“You must be a registered voter to cast your ballot and can save timeThis isn’t true, University of Alberta political science professor Jared Wesley told QR Calgary’s Rob Breakenridge Thursday.
“As per the legislation, an elector must appear on the list of electors to be eligible to vote, but there are many ways this can occur, including registering in person during advance voting or on election day,” said Elections Alberta.Alberta Election: Ridings to watch ahead of provincial election “People are kind of primed to think of elections as more arduous than they are and the more barriers we can remove to voting, the better,” he said.Girl, 13, who died in Sylvan Lake remembered by family: ‘We are heartbroken and devastated’Wesley said it seems Elections Alberta wants an organized election day and getting people pre-registered makes it easier on election workers, which he doesn’t dispute.
“But that’s not the message that folks in particularly in traditionally marginalised communities need to hear. They need to hear that voting is easy.”
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