Subhead:Bill 14, the Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, rewrites key legislation to prevent what officials describe as long-ballot manipulation, mass-petition flooding, and the coordinated exploitation of the recall system.#
The Alberta government has unveiled sweeping changes to its election and citizen-initiative laws — a direct response to union-backed, NDP-affiliated campaigns that attempted to turn a safeguard into a blunt-force political weapon aimed at recalling every UCP MLA, including Premier Danielle Smith.
Bill 14, the Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, rewrites key legislation to prevent what officials describe as long-ballot manipulation, mass-petition flooding, and the coordinated exploitation of the recall system.
