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The claim: Posts claim that people outside Alberta can vote without residency verification in an Alberta referendum.

UnprovenElections
Where this comes from

Election security and voting rules matter to many Canadians, and it's fair to ask questions about how ballots are verified.

The bigger picture

AFP Fact Check found that ID is required to cast a mail-in ballot in Alberta referendums, which contradicts the claim, though the original allegation could not be fully substantiated from the available information.

Checked by AFP Fact Check (“Unsubstantiated”) · 2026

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