Proposed voter ID restrictions will stop many Albertans from participating in local elections and are a sign of growing threats to "core democratic values" in the province, says University of Alberta political scientist Jared Wesley.
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The provincial government has ramped up talk about introducing political parties into municipal and school board elections in recent months, but the majority of Albertans want to "keep their communities as the last area free of political vitriol," Alberta Municipalities president Tyler Gandam said during a press event on Feb. 22.