Province denies Elections Alberta’s request for $13.5 million to handle recall petitions

As rumblings emerge that more members of the governing United Conservative Party caucus will be the target of recall petitions , the province has denied a funding increase request from the office that handles them.

As of Tuesday, two members of the Alberta legislature are facing a citizen-led petition to recall them from their jobs.

A petition was launched last week to recall Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides. The applicant has alleged the minister is failing as the MLA for Calgary-Bow by undermining the public education system.

On Monday, chief electoral officer Gordon McClure told a legislature committee a second recall campaign has also been approved for United Conservative member and Airdrie-East MLA Angela Pitt, who also serves as deputy Speaker of the legislature.

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