Theme
Election rules
Conduct of elections, campaign finance, party formation, recall, and referendum mechanics.
Each catalogued centralization change reduced some body's autonomy (left) and placed new authority in a specific cabinet portfolio — a minister or the cabinet collectively (right). Ribbon thickness is the count of change-by-pair attributions (59 total).
| Institution | Portfolio | Attributions |
|---|---|---|
| The public, directly | Justice (and Attorney General) | 12 |
| The public, directly | Municipal Affairs | 3 |
| The public, directly | Indigenous Relations | 2 |
| The public, directly | Finance | 1 |
| The public, directly | Education (K-12) | 1 |
| The public, directly | Advanced Education | 1 |
| The public, directly | Environment and Protected Areas | 1 |
| The public, directly | Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction | 1 |
| Municipalities | Justice (and Attorney General) | 5 |
| Municipalities | Municipal Affairs | 3 |
| Municipalities | Indigenous Relations | 1 |
| Municipalities | Finance | 1 |
| Municipalities | Education (K-12) | 2 |
| Municipalities | Public Safety and Emergency Services | 1 |
| Municipalities | Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction | 1 |
| Legislature | Justice (and Attorney General) | 6 |
| Legislature | Municipal Affairs | 1 |
| Legislature | Indigenous Relations | 1 |
| Legislature | Finance | 1 |
| Legislature | Advanced Education | 1 |
| Legislature | Environment and Protected Areas | 1 |
| Independent watchdogs | Justice (and Attorney General) | 6 |
| Independent watchdogs | Municipal Affairs | 1 |
| Independent watchdogs | Indigenous Relations | 1 |
| Independent watchdogs | Finance | 1 |
| Independent watchdogs | Education (K-12) | 1 |
| Independent watchdogs | Public Safety and Emergency Services | 1 |
| Courts | Justice (and Attorney General) | 1 |
All changes in this theme
31 changes
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- Bill 23 — Citizen Initiative Process Restrictions and Scrutineer Introduction, 2026
Amends the Citizen Initiative Act by introducing blackout periods around elections, terminating in-progress petitions during these times, and allowing ministerial and proponent scrutineers to observe the Chief Electoral Officer's petition d
- Bill 23: Recall Petition Scrutineer Appointments
Amends the Recall Act to allow the applicant and the member named in a recall petition to appoint lawyers as scrutineers to observe the Chief Electoral Officer's verification process.