# Q&A: Elections Alberta explains why the referendum took so long to count

https://mins.news/en/item/117918

- CBC News, 2026-10-27 18:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/elections-alberta-referendum-counting-vote-9.7398212?cmp=rss

> Elections Alberta said more than 20 million ballots were counted in the days after the vote, more than for any electoral event in Canadian history, including federal elections.