Elections Alberta says Centurion Project leader not co-operating in voter list leak probe

Elections Alberta says the man linked to a major voter information leak has not co-operated with an ongoing investigation into the unauthorized use of the province’s official voter registry.

In a statement, the agency said Centurion Project leader David Parker has not complied with a cease-and-desist letter issued last week. The letter required Parker to sign a declaration confirming he would stop using Alberta’s official voter list, which contains the names and addresses of nearly three million residents.

According to Elections Alberta, investigators identified the Centurion Project as the group behind an app that contained the private voter information. The app has since been shut down.

The matter is now under investigation by the RCMP, Elections Alberta and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta. Officials have not publicly said how the information was accessed or how widely it may have been shared.

The voter list is provided to eligible political entities under Alberta election law and is subject to restrictions on how the information can be used and stored. Elections Alberta has not said whether additional enforcement measures could follow if the cease-and-desist order continues to be ignored.