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Calgary mayoral candidate who threatened health workers won't have access to voters' names, addresses

The City of Calgary says it won’t create a voter list for candidates in a decision that appears aimed at protecting the privacy of voters.

The move comes after reports last week that one candidate was attempting to track down addresses of Alberta Health Services employees and threatening to show up at their homes armed.

In some previous municipal elections, a voter list that included names and addresses of every Calgarian eligible to vote, was provided to eligible candidates.

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However, Calgary Police raised security concerns about voters’ information being

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This story was originally published on CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-mayoral-candidate-who-threatened-health-workers-won-t-have-access-to-voters-names-addresses-1.6032089?cmp=rss.

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