Elections Alberta launches ‘largest recruitment drive’ in province’s history - BERITAJA

Alberta’s elections branch has kicked disconnected what it calls the biggest hiring spree of predetermination workers successful the province’s history.

The agency is looking to prosecute 60,000 workers for the Oct. 19 referendum successful which Premier Danielle Smith’s authorities will put 10 questions to Albertans, including asking voters if they want the state to stay successful Canada aliases statesman the ineligible process to clasp a binding separation referendum.

The immense number of workers needed is much than 4 times the 13,000 who worked during Alberta’s past wide predetermination astatine a full costs of $37 million.

Chief electoral serviceman Gordon McClure called it a “colossal undertaking.”

Elections Alberta will beryllium printing 45 cardinal ballots, acold exceeding the 1.8 cardinal ballots that were formed successful the 2023 provincial election.

McClure said the recruitment thrust is “a awesome opportunity for students, teams, organization groups, and Albertans from each walks of life to get progressive successful the antiauthoritarian process” and besides issued a plea for applications from agrarian Albertans.

Alberta residents who are 16 years of property aliases older and eligible to activity successful Canada are capable to apply. However, immoderate positions will require applicants to beryllium 18 aliases older.

Successful applicants will request to walk a criminal history cheque and will beryllium incapable to participate successful immoderate governmental activity during their employment.

Elections Alberta has a 48-hour deadline to complete an unofficial count of the referendum ballots.