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Alberta’s Wildrose opposition is proposing legislation that would allow voters to recall an MLA and force a byelection in their riding.

Bill 206, the Recall Act, would give voters the option of applying to Elections Alberta for a recall petition if they are unhappy with their elected representative.

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Once approved, the petition would require the signatures of 20 per cent of eligible voters in the riding within 60 days.

If enough valid signatures are collected, the MLA’s seat would be declared vacant and a byelection would be held in the constituency.

“The premise of this legislation is simple: to ensure any member of the legislative assembly stays truly accountable to their constituents,” said Wildrose MLA Leela Aheer, the bill’s sponsor.

The bill would prevent petition canvassers from being paid in any way to ensure special interest groups can’t finance a recall campaign, she said.