Politics and governance

Do referendum questions and Senate votes belong on municipal ballots?

Context:

The provincial government has indicated that two referendum questions (on equalization and daylight saving time) and a vote to choose Alberta's Senate nominees will be added to the municipal ballot in October. AUMA president Barry Morishita has expressed concerns that these questions may distract from local issues.

Candidate responses Voter responses

Candidate responses

A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:

a) Yes

Candidates that selected this response:

b) No

Candidates that selected this response:

c) I accept the principle but object to some or all of these additions

Candidates that selected this response:

d) I don't have a position on this issue

Candidates that selected this response:

Candidates that skipped this question:

Voter responses

Based on more than 16,000 responses received as of Oct. 14, here's how voters answered this question:

Overall

By ward

Note: Taproot excluded surveys with fewer than two answers from these results. It was possible for voters to fill out the survey multiple times, but unlikely at a large scale given the structure of the survey. Voters were not able to select "I don't have a position on this issue".

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