519,082 mail in ballots were used to vote in this referendum.
In the 2023 election, only 51,351 mail in votes were cast.
There are almost 600,000 temporary and permanent residents in Alberta who do not have citizenship and cannot vote.
Anyone can get a mail in ballot by simply verifying their name and address. Both for in person voting, and mail in voting, Elections Alberta simply takes your word for it that you are a citizen.
I am not claiming that even one mail in vote was from a non-citizen.
I am simply stating that it is very easy for a non-citizen to vote under the current system.
The problem isn't just mail-in ballots. Even at a polling station, on election day, you just have to show your govt-issued ID to confirm name and address. You don't have to prove that you're a citizen. They just believe you when you say you are.
Because we used to be a high trust society.