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Election oddities in 2025: Drive-thru votes in Strathcona County, no mayoral vote in Leduc County
Though all municipalities must follow Alberta's Local Authorities Election Act for the upcoming elections on Oct. 20, they all have options within those rules to put their own spin on things.
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A moment in history: June 27, 1987
On this day in 1987, Edmonton's future mayor called for more women to enter provincial and federal politics.
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Analysis: How changes to vote counting will affect municipalities across the Edmonton region in 2025
On June 23, Alberta ditched electronic counting machines and conducted a manual vote count for three by-elections for the legislature, and did so in a standard amount of time. The next test of the step away from electronic tabulators and towards hand counts in Alberta will be on Oct 20, when 14 municipalities in the Edmonton region will elect mayors and councils. Taproot reached out to municipalities across the region to determine what the change will mean compared to the last election in 2021.
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Bill 50 could allow money to 'overpower democracy': Knack
One Edmonton city councillor says the United Conservative Party government's Bill 50 could create cascading financial disadvantages for independent candidates running against candidates who are part of a party in the municipal election in October.
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Sohi to run for federal Liberals, says Canada needs 'serious' leadership to face Trump
Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi has confirmed he will run for the Liberal Party of Canada in Edmonton Southeast in the upcoming federal election.
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Review of council's first year shows gaps between intentions and actions
One year into their term, members of Edmonton's city council have shown themselves to have a lot of ambition but perhaps not the statecraft to achieve their goals, Taproot's city hall observers suggest.
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First day on the job for new city council
Edmonton's new city council will be sworn in on Oct. 26 at a ceremony that you can watch online or on The Wall at the downtown public library.
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'I try to find common ground to get things done': Sohi
Amarjeet Sohi speaks to Speaking Municipally about his collaborative approach to politics and his desire to find funding from the provincial and federal orders of government
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How Edmonton's next council will support arts and culture
Elections often have the local arts community crossing their fingers, but the municipal election results in Edmonton should have artists (mostly) breathing a sigh of relief.
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