More ballot requests received in Alberta referendum than last provincial election

Elections Alberta says it has received 11 times more requests for mail-in ballots for the upcoming vote on separation than it did in the last provincial election.

The agency says it has received roughly 658,000 requests for special ballots for the Oct. 19 referendum, and about 100,000 of those electors have voted.

Elections Alberta received about 60,000 requests for mail-in ballots in the 2023 provincial election.

The tally comes after the deadline to submit a request for mail-in ballots passed at midnight on Friday.