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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I don't mind this,considering that she came on board mid term as the new leader and pretty much changed the direction of the party, it would seem only fair that she puts her programs out to the people.
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She doesn't have a lot of choice in the matter. Saturday was four years since the last election.
In December, the government passed legislation requiring elections be held between March 1 and May 31 in the fourth year following the most recent election:
http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDA...2_bill-021.pdf
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General election dates
38.1(1) Nothing in this section affects the powers of the Lieutenant Governor, including the power to dissolve the Legislature, in Her Majesty’s name, when the Lieutenant Governor sees fit.
(2) Subject to subsection (1), a general election shall be held within the 3-month period beginning on March 1, 2012 and ending on May 31, 2012, and afterwards, general elections shall be held within the 3-month period beginning on March 1 and ending on May 31 in the 4th calendar year following polling day in the most recent general election.
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