No Active Recall Petitions Remain Against Alberta MLAs

The last remaining recall petitions aimed at removing members of the Alberta legislature have been dismissed.

It marks the first time since October that there are no active recall campaigns seeking to unseat Alberta politicians.

Elections Alberta says petitions targeting Opposition NDP MLA Marie Renaud and former United Conservative cabinet minister Peter Guthrie have both come to an end.

According to the agency, the petition against Renaud was withdrawn, while the campaign against Guthrie was declared invalid after no documents were submitted by Wednesday’s deadline.

Under Alberta’s recall legislation, voters can launch petitions to remove elected representatives from office, but organizers must collect and submit the required number of signatures within a set timeframe for the effort to proceed.