Petitions are used to express public opinion to Council. Petitions that meet all legislative requirements can be used to compel Council to take action on a specific issue.
What can I Petition?
Petitions can be made in response to three different matters:
- Bylaws – Electors may petition for a new bylaw, or to amend or repeal an existing bylaw or resolution subject to some limitations.
- Advertised Bylaws and Resolutions – Electors may petition against advertised bylaws or resolutions.
- Local Improvements – Ratepayers can petition for a local improvement. Property owners affected by a proposed local improvement can petition against the local improvement.
How do I petition?
A petition must be completed in a specific way in order to be valid. View detailed instructions on petitions from the Alberta Municipal Affairs website here.
The general requirements for a petition are:
- A petition must be signed by the required number of petitioners.
- Each page of the petition must contain an identical statement of purpose.
- The petition must include, for each petitioner:
- The printed surname and printed given names or initials of the petitioner;
- The signature of the petitioner;
- The street address of the petitioner or the legal description of the land on which the petitioner lives;
- The petitioner's telephone number or email address, if any; and
- The date on which the petitioner signs the petition.
- Each signature must be witnessed by an adult person who must:
- Sign opposite the signature of the petitioner; and
- Take an affidavit that to the best of the person's knowledge the signatures witnessed are those of persons entitled to sign the petition.
- The petition must have attached to it a signed statement of a person stating that:
- The person is the representative of the petitioners, and
- Who the municipality may direct any inquires about the petition to the representative.
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