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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
Alberta's premier says changes to a controversial bill are expected to be widely accepted by the province's 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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