Fact File: Will citizenship markers on Alberta ID stop non-citizens from voting?

Voters head to the voting station for the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Camrose, Alta., Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. In Alberta, voters can show their driver's licence or provincial ID card as their one piece of ID. But they may also show two pieces of ID, such as a passport and a bank statement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Last week, the government of Alberta said it plans to add mandatory citizenship markers to driver's licences and other forms of identification. Premier Danielle Smith said the move would "ensure that only eligible citizens cast ballots."聽

Social media posts reacting to the change claimed it could help stop illegal voting by non-citizens in elections.聽

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