Politics and governance

Should candidates disclose their donors?

Context:

In July 2020, the UCP government instituted campaign finance rules that no longer require candidates to reveal their donors until after the election, reversing a change implemented by the NDP in 2018. The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association has opposed the change.

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, before the election

Candidates that selected this response:

b) Yes, after the election

Candidates that selected this response:

c) They shouldn't have donors

Candidates that selected this response:

d) They shouldn't have to disclose donors at any point

No candidates selected this response

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

Candidates that selected this response:

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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