New for 2025 Municipal Election

Ahead of the 2025 municipal elections, Alberta’s government has developed corresponding regulations with the following changes:

  • expands the use of special ballots in local elections
  • prohibits the use of automated voting equipment, including electronic tabulators
  • clarifies the rules and processes for scrutineers
  • allows municipalities to require criminal record checks for local candidates
  • limits vouching to the ability to vouch for someone’s address
  • requires municipalities, including the Town of Rocky Mountain House, to use the most current provincial register of electors from Elections Alberta to ensure voter eligibility