The claim: Posts claim that discrepancies in ballot folding will disqualify Alberta mail-in referendum ballots.
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Where this comes from
It's important to have confidence in how ballots are handled and counted—election integrity matters to everyone.
The bigger picture
AFP Fact Check found that the folding method used does not actually invalidate Alberta referendum mail-in votes. While people raised concerns about the ballot process, the specific worry about folding discrepancies disqualifying votes does not match how the ballots are assessed.
Checked by AFP Fact Check (“Misleading”) · 2026
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