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Judge allows Elections Alberta to count Alberta independence petition signatures
An Alberta judge has granted permission to Elections Alberta to count and verify the petition signatures for Alberta independence.
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Western Standard
· Jul 2, 2026
WATCH LIVE: Court allows Alberta independence petition signatures to be counted
WATCH LIVE: Court allows Alberta independence petition signatures to be counted
Loonie Politics
· Jul 6, 2026
Elections Alberta set to verify separatist referendum petition after court stay
EDMONTON — Elections Alberta says it’s set to begin verifying the signatures on a petition looking to force a vote on the province separating from Canada. The petition was submitted in early May, but just two weeks later a judge quashed it after ruling the petition was out of line with provincial law and that [] The post Elections Alberta set to verify separatist referendum petition after court stay appeared first on Loonie Politics.
Global News
· Jun 29, 2026
Alberta separatists win partial victory in court on referendum petition
An Alberta Court of Appeal judge ruled Monday that Elections Alberta can begin verifying signatures on a citizens' petition calling for a referendum on the province's independence.
CBC News
· Mar 24, 2025
Elections Alberta set to begin verifying signatures on separatist referendum petition
Elections Alberta set to begin verifying signatures on separatist referendum petition
Canada's National Observer
· Jul 7, 2026
Anti-coal petition lead Corb Lund questions Elections Alberta's verification
The country musician, who delivered a petition with more than 207,000 names on it, says he has questions about the process that Elections Alberta used to reject the list of names and that he’s looking at taking it to court.
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Related coverage for "Judge allows Elections Alberta to count Alberta independence petition signatures": Western Standard — WATCH LIVE: Court allows Alberta independence petition signatures to be counted. Loonie Politics — Elections Alberta set to verify separatist referendum petition after court stay. Global News — Alberta separatists win partial victory in court on referendum petition. CBC News — Elections Alberta set to begin verifying signatures on separatist referendum petition. Canada's National Observer — Anti-coal petition lead Corb Lund questions Elections Alberta's verification