The election count through the eyes of scrutineers: 'It broke down completely' Several election scrutineers who were inside voting stations on Oct. 20 spoke to Taproot about their experiences watching a vote result roll out far slower than many hoped.

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Several election scrutineers who were inside voting stations 20 spoke to Taproot about their experiences watching a vote result roll out far slower than many hoped.

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What scrutineers had to say about why the results for Edmonton's civic election took so long

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Knack is back: Meet Edmonton’s new mayor

Edmonton’s everyman: Andrew Knack’s journey to the mayor’s seat | CBC News While Andrew Knack has been on city council for over a decade, his political backstory has deeper roots than that. How did Edmonton’s next mayor go from working in the mall to public office?

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If you had asked many political watchers six months ago who was going to be Edmonton’s next mayor, they would have told you that there was hunger for change.

Instead, Edmonton got the opposite.

Questions linger over miscounted ballots in Edmonton election One week after voters in Edmonton went to the polls, there are still questions about what went wrong on election day, in which hundreds of votes were miscounted due to human error.

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One week after voters in Edmonton went to the polls, there are still questions about what went wrong on election day, in which hundreds of votes were miscounted due to human error.

Noted: Low turnout, slow count, mandate The low voter turnout, the long and challenging vote count, and whether the next council has a clear mandate were all discussed on the latest Taproot Exchange by Taproot co-founders Karen Unland and M...

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The low voter turnout, the long and challenging vote count, and whether the next council has a clear mandate were all discussed on the latest Taproot Exchange.

Where Edmonton's new council stands on taxes, infill, provincial jurisdiction Though many pundits predicted voters would endorse change, the 2025 to 2029 city council that Edmonton elected looks nearly identical to the one it will succeed. It will also be led by a mayor who sai...

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Here are the mayor-elect and councillors-elect who are set to be sworn in on Oct. 29, organized by ward, and the amount of the vote they won ...

'It's a real problem for democracy' | West of Centre | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen With the ballots finally counted and the results official, Alberta’s 2025 municipal election cycle is one for the books. New regulations brought in by the provincial government for voters casting ball...

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On this week's CBC Radio's West of Centre ...

With the elections in many cities and towns hampered by long lines and slow processing times, the panel suggests some of the changes amount to a real problem for democracy.

WAS THERE VOTER SUPPRESSION IN EDMONTON & CALGARY Local election turnout was low, lines were long, and the voting process was cumbersome.

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Local election turnout was low, lines were long, and the voting process was cumbersome.

Meet the 4 rookies joining Edmonton city council as final vote numbers released - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca Longtime ETS employee Jon Morgan, pharmacist and community builder Thu Parmar, EPS veteran Michael Elliott and entrepreneur Reed Clarke are the new faces on Edmonton city council.

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Four rookies will be joining the eight incumbents who were elected to Edmonton city council this week in the municipal election.

From 6 to 600 ballots: What went wrong with the count in sipiwiyiniwak? - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca Edmonton Elections has released an explanation on how sipiwiyiniwak city council candidates Darrell Friesen and Thu Parmar went from six votes apart, to more than 600.

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How did two Edmonton city council front-runners go from being six votes apart, to more than 600?

“It was clearly human error,” said political analyst John Brennan.

Ward councillor race flips after Edmonton Elections recount | CBC News The reported result from an Edmonton ward race flipped Wednesday after Edmonton Elections recounted ballots.

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"With the new rules that were put onto Edmonton Elections, I think that they are overwhelmed and understaffed and underfunded and scrambling make a lot of this stuff work.”

“And so I think that's the result of that.”

Here are the official Edmonton election results Edmonton’s next mayor and councillors have officially been decided.

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Edmonton’s next mayor and councillors have officially been decided.

The results confirm former councillor Andrew Knack’s election as mayor, as well as the councillors for Edmonton’s 12 wards.

Edmonton Election: Who's who on the new city council? Four new faces will join eight returning candidates in council chambers

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It was a bit messy as far as municipal elections go, but the new Edmonton city council has been finalized.

Eight councillors are returning to their seats, joined by four newcomers — two of which ran under the Better Edmonton party brand.

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From CBC Radio's Radio Active ...

Troy Pavlek and Anika Zepp analyzed some of the hot topics and close races in our city.

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Edmonton election results are in, but why did it take so long?

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Citywide audit needed for municipal election process, says mayoral runner-up | CBC News The runner-up in Edmonton’s mayoral race is calling for a citywide audit into the municipal election, after it was discovered that incorrect results were reported in a ward that flipped the outcome of...

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The runner-up in Edmonton’s mayoral race is calling for a citywide audit into the municipal election, after it was revealed that hundreds of additional ballots were discovered in a ward that flipped the outcome of the race.

Cartmell calls for audit of Edmonton election results after wide variation in ward race’s recount The runner-up for mayor in Monday’s municipal election says he would like an audit of the results after a discrepancy was found in a recount of ballots in one ward’s race.

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The runner-up for mayor in Monday’s municipal election says he would like an audit of the results after a discrepancy was found in a recount of ballots in one ward’s race.

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Missing ballots and delays prompt Cartmell to call for audit of Edmonton municipal election Second place finisher voices support for audit in statement while still acknowledging Andrew Knack's victory

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Concerns over uncounted ballots, long lines to vote and a longer time to count ballots have prompted Elections Edmonton and the Alberta government to launch an independent audit of election, says a mayoral candidate.

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Assessing municipal election day across Alberta. Turnout was low and ballot counting was slow and lineups in many places were long, but new councils and mayors and trustees were elected.

How did it go for you?

Why Alberta voters filled out forms at the polls — and how the information will be used | CBC News Municipalities are now provincially mandated to create and maintain permanent electors registers, or lists of eligible voters.

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People who weren’t on the list had to fill out a form at the polls with their personal information, including their full name, address, birthday and a signed statement.

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Reboot Alberta | CALGARY 2025: DANIELLE SMITH’S CONTROL FANTASY BLOWS UP IN HER FACE | Facebook CALGARY 2025: DANIELLE SMITH’S CONTROL FANTASY BLOWS UP IN HER FACE The 2025 Calgary civic election will be remembered not for who won, but for how Danielle Smith and David Parker managed to turn...

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What should have been a clean, modern vote became a parody of competence [with] taxpayers coughing up [millions of] dollars for recounts that never needed to happen.

Canadians for Better Government | A QUARTER-MILLION-DOLLAR BOAT ANCHOR, COURTESY OF DAVID PARKER | Facebook A QUARTER-MILLION-DOLLAR BOAT ANCHOR, COURTESY OF DAVID PARKER As far as we know — until proven otherwise — Calgary taxpayers are now on the hook for roughly a quarter of a million dollars to...

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And let’s be clear: this wasn’t inevitable. This was a stupidly needless expense created by a political stunt.

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Albertans went to the polls expecting local democracy to work as smoothly as it always has.

Instead, the 2025 civic elections turned into a marathon of confusion, late-night updates, and missing results.

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Civic parties will continue in Calgary, Edmonton: minister | CBC News Alberta’s Minister of Municipal Affairs Dan Williams said he wants civic political parties to remain legal in future elections in Calgary and Edmonton. But he has no intention of expanding the system ...

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“I'm open to feedback and we'll see what comes.

“But my purpose right now would be to continue this momentum, let multiple cycles – as we've seen in other Canadian jurisdictions."

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From CBC Radio's Edmonton AM ...

There were big changes to municipal elections this year.
It's the first election after the Alberta government made changes to municipal election rules, including banning electronic vote tabulators.

Big money, political parties shaped Edmonton’s election: analyst Big money and political parties helped Monday’s election stand out from past votes.

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Big money and political parties helped Monday’s election stand out from past votes.

Some observers say Edmontonians rejected party politics, one analyst believes Better Edmonton’s performance should e considered a success.

Civic election hot take: UCP’s big-money, small-party scheme to elect friendlier city councils mostly flops - Alberta Politics Looks like the United Conservative Party’s scheme to encourage civic political parties and allow big corporate money to make it easier to elect ideologically simpatico mayors and councillors in Albert...

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Laws encouraging civic parties and permitting big corporate donations failed to have the impact Alberta’s government obviously hoped in Monday’s municipal election.