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Leaders of two organizations representing Alberta’s municipalities say the reasons for changes to voter ID requirements in Bill 20 are unclear and could inadvertently fuel distrust in the election process.

Voter ID changes will make it harder for some to vote, creates distrust, say Alberta municipal leaders from the Rural Municipalities of Alberta and ABMunis

Albertas premier says changes to a controversial bill are expected to be widely accepted by the provinces municipalities. Leaders of them, however, are saying the opposite of Bill 20, arguing the legislation introduced a month ago in the legislature continues to threaten democracy.

Proposed voter ID restrictions will stop many Albertans from participating in local elections and are a sign of growing threats to "core democratic values" in the province, says University of Alberta political scientist Jared Wesley.

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Changes to voter ID rules could block marginalized communities from participating in local elections, critics warn.

Soviet-style government? Angry words about the NDP from 2016 sound like what the UCP is up to now with Bill 20.

Bill 20 will also remove NDP’s ban on corporate money flowing to municipal candidates.

Critics argue that the province will have to strengthen its bureaucracy to properly review federal funding agreements

At the recent AGM, a clear majority of UCP members aligned with the views of the strident conservative movement Take Back Alberta