The Alberta government banned the use of electronic tabulators in municipal elections when it passed Bill 20 in May of this year. It’s a method that municipalities have used for decades, saying it has saved them time and money.

Alberta Municipalities wants the province to reconsider.

A resolution to be put forward at the organization’s annual convention this week in Red Deer calls for tabulators to be permitted as an option “to ensure accurate, cost-effective and timely results for Albertan voters.”

St. Albert Mayor Cathy Heron, who is also president of Alberta Municipalities, told CBC Radio’s Edmonton AM that she can’t remember a time when St. Albert wasn’t using tabulators.

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      3 months ago

      Seriously. The only people scared of unfair elections are the ones that would vote unfairly if given the chance.

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    3 months ago

    Great. That means it’s only a matter of time before Hank Hill and his Hillbilly Sask Party decides to do the same thing in Saskatchewan…