Green Party of Alberta de-registered

Jul

2009

Written by Jesse W Kline

The Green Party of Alberta has been de-registered as a provincial political party by Elections Alberta:

The Acting Chief Electoral Officer of Alberta has cancelled the registration of the Green Party of Alberta/Alberta Greens in accordance with Sections 10 (1) and 10 (3) of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act. Although the cancellation is effective on July 16, 2009, the party has 30 days to request a review of the cancellation.

The party requested the cancellation of its registration in accordance with Section 10 (1) of the Act. Audited financial statements for the 2008 calendar year have not been filed, as prescribed by Section 42 of the Act.

The Alberta Greens have information posted on their website at http://www.albertagreens.ca/.

Elections Alberta is an independent office of the Legislative Assembly that provides non-political administration of the electoral process.

The party, however, makes it sound as though this is part of a plan to restructure itself. "De-registration of the party is an administrative opportunity to re-organize and rebuild the party into a viable political organization. The importance and mainstream acceptance of the Green Party's values and principles are on the rise, and the Green Party's many supporters can now look forward to a fresh start," reads a statement on the party's website.

While it remains to be seen if and when we will see another Green Party in Alberta, at least for the time being, we have one less communist party to worry about.

Cross-posted on The Shotgun Blog