Alberta Makes Several Changes to Legislation, Including Citizen Initiative Petitions, Recalls

Alberta proposes election blackout on citizen-led proposals for referendum questions

If passed, the bill would make it impossible to start a petition for a constitutional or policy referendum a year before or a year after a provincial election.

Alberta makes several changes to legislation, including citizen initiative petitions, recalls

The Alberta government has proposed amendments to several pieces of legislation that would impact the Citizen Initiative Act and the Recall Act, among others.

New bill would remove deadlines for Alberta government to act on citizen petitions

If Bill 23 passes, it would be the third time the United Conservative government has substantively amended the Citizen Initiative Act, and the second substantive set amendments to recall legislation since those two democratic options were introduced in 2021.

Alberta proposes election blackout on citizen-led referendum questions

Petitions currently completed or underway wouldn't be affected by the two-year blackout period, and corresponding deadlines for holding a referendum would be repealed.