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How can I vote?

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Citizens Guide for 2013 Municipal ElectionsA brief overview of issueswww.lo.ivim.og


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Voter Information

for more informationPho: (403) 476-4100 (oo 2)

E-Mil: lo@lg.

Mail: 1103 55 Avu NE Clg, AB T2E 6W1

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,2013, if ou:

l 18 old

Cdi iz

hv idd i Alb i Ail 21, 2013

id of Clg o Elo D

d ovid uhoizd i of ID

If ligibl, ou vo fo h followig oio fo h

2013-2017 m: Mo (ld i-wid), Couillo

(foml Aldm), d, ddig o whih hool

m ou x go o, Clg Publi Shool Bod

Tu o Clg S Shool Bod Tu.

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vog o o Oob 21. You m lo vo

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A li of vog o will b o www.lg./

lo h d of Smb. Th li will lo

b i h 2013 gl lo bohu h will b

dlivd o h houhold i Oob.

Did you know? Nearly 12% of Calgariansaged 18 and over are not Canadian citizens.Usually they are temporary or permanentresidents who pay taxes but have no voting rights.

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bllo if ou hill iid, ou of ow,

o wokig o lo d. Tho who hoil i-

o id of fili vo i hi

fili o lo d. Blid d viull imid

lo hv h ooui o u blid vo

ml duig h dv vo


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Voter Turn-out in the 2010 Elect

Accdg h Cy Clgy, v u-u h

2010 ucpl lc w ud 53%, ppd

ly 33% 2007. Bu w c d b!

Electors idividul who ld o vo. A voter

i o who xi hi igh o vo. Th o

bw h wo i lld u-ou , whih i uful

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engagement.

Number of voters

and electors in 2010municipal election

Did you know? The average voter turncity-wide hides signicant differences at the wlevel. For example in 2010, 38% of the electorWard 10 voted for aldermanic candidates, whin Ward 14 the percentage was 61%.


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What Does City Council Do?

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2. To ovid vi, fili o oh hig h, i

h oiio of ouil, o dibl fo

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3. To dvlo f d vibl ommui

Clg Ci Couil i hgd wih v bod miio.

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iigh io how h ouil odu i bui d

wh h ho oi . Amog ho :

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d mi of bi ifuu uh w

d wg fili, od, ubli i, d

ligh, wll vi uh gbg ollo d

ldll diol.

Adv d lgl cv. To ou i

miio, Ci Couil do o md m lgl d

gulo x.

Ub plg d dvlp. Ci Couil i lo i

hg of gulg ld-u wihi Clg hough h

dvlom of om d h dvlom of

o. I Clg, h mi ool Ci Couil u o mk

diio 1) h Municipal Development Plan (which

ovid fmwok fo h i fuu gowh) d 2

the Land Use Bylaw(whih ouli ll ld-u diii m of zo (iduil, ommil, idl)

quliv fu).

Did you know? City Council puts the agendthe minutes, and video recordings of their meetingon the City website. Beside, the City is also require

to organize hearings about issues impactingcitizens environment. If you want to learn moreabout this, visit Navigating City Hall page onCivicCamp website.


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Prominent Issues Considered by City Coun

This word cloud shows the most recurrent words during

Calgary City Council meetings the bigger the word, the

more frequent it is used.No: mhodolog d ou vilbl :

h://www.lo.ivim.og/viulizig-i-o


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Housing AffordabilityHug dbly cu b u pbl

Clgy bcu h lw vccy , hug

pc h h c, d h cpg

dd wh ly budg bw hug cd h c p (Ac Rch

Tp Hug Adbly, Kugh, 2007).

Houhold iom i Clg hv o i

dmll houig i. Ov h 10 ,

houig i hv id 156% iom hv

id ol 34% duig h m m.

Th Ci of Clg ovid hl, hom, iv,

i, d dvi o hl low o mod iom

d ow d ho who h g ik

of loig hi hom hough viou ogm uh :

h 10 Y Pl Clg o Ed Homl

2008 2018

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Aodbl Houig diviio of h O of LdSviig & Houig

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h iv d o-o o o dvlo o-

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Did you know? In Calgary, over 38,000renter households are considered in need of

affordable housing that is they spend greaterthan 30% of their gross income on housingand earn less than $44,000. Another 33,500households that own their homes are consideredat risk of losing their homes (City of Calgary).

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igo of ubli i ifuu d

dvlom lig o ovid ol wih mo

odbl houig oo.


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TransportatTp ucu cucl cp

cy plg. Dc d dy gdg hw

w cu, wll pc u wy l w.

Hw huld h Cy dvlp p

ucu?

Ci of Clg h dod h Ivg i Mobility:

2013-2022 Transportaon Infrastructure Investment

Plan, $4.5 billio l whih uo i-oid

dvlom d dd h o o mii

Clg xig ifuu d ommod

gowh. Howv, fudig fo il oo

oj i xd o dli igil i h

wih h d of umb of oviil d f

fudig ogm. Whil h Ci h l b

dig oximl $400 millio h o

oo ifuu, i i h m

o do o $250 millio ov h x 10

Did you know? Just one year after itslaunch, car2go Calgary has become the fast

growing market in North-America!

A of 2011, 70% of Clgi ommud o wok b

divig, 5% w g i vhil, 17% om

b ubli i, d 6% go o wok b wlkig o

lig (Nol Houhold Suv, Lbou, 2011).

Howv, h ommug do o lw

ol u f: divig i fqul h ol vmobili oo du o xig oo ifu

d dvlom . Thi ould hg i fuu b

o uo whih oo mod w do d how

ig hm wih dvlom lig diio.WikimediaComm

ons


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Managing Calgarys Growth

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plc d gbg cllc.

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qui hv imd h Ci . Rvu

h o k wih o, d ifuu oj

hv b dld d vi dud.

Ov h x , h Ci of Clg will qui

oximl ddiol $7.0 billio i vu

d fudig o m h u lvl of iz

xo fo vi d ifuu. (Ci of

Clg Log Rg Fiil Pl 2011)

Did you know? Over the next 50 to 60years, Calgary is forecast to grow by another 1.3million people.

What should the city prioritize for growth anddevelopment in the near future?

How should new subdivisions be subsidized orfunded?

Will the new Council support the Framework forGrowth and Change?

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Growth and Change, whih will b vod uo omm

h lo. I will ilud:

A quig fomul o did wh d wh

h Ci will ovid o ugd ifuu

A Land Supply Strategyo u h i vid

ld o ommod gowh A Financing and Funding Strategyo idf h

ool o fo gowh-ld ifuu d o

vlu iv o ool fo viig ld

h do o qulif fo Ci-fudd quig.


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The Calgary Flo

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wh uu d gv d :

1. Dmi wh d how o ood ou -

oibili of h oviil govm.

2. Ifom oodli id of h ik.

3. Cool w dvlom i digd oodli.

Cul, h oviil d fdl govm hv

gd o:

o build, ov, o ood-odvlom i digd oodli; d

o ovid di i i h oodw

(wh ow i h high d f) o, x

xodi ium, fo w dvlom

h ood fig ul i i ood-oofd.

4. Mg old oodli dvlom: Th mo

ommo oh i o om ldow w

ood dmg ou. Somm, govm bu

uu uh dm d dik o o ld f

ood d bu-ou ood-dmgd o. Cu

ldow o quid o ood iu

5. Did who will fo h o fom oodl

mig o ood dmg omo. Cul

govm o id fom gl x doll

quim xi o ov govm o fo

ho who ow oodli ld d buildig.

What should be done to make floodplain

residents aware of the risks?Should the City allow more development inCalgarys floodplains?

How do we pay for flooding costs?RyanL.C.Quan


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Election Campaign Funding and TransparencyTh Local Authories Elecon Act(LAEA), whch

gul ucpl cpg c d

pvdd uc gul u d

pcy ucpl cpg c.

Th dilou of mig i quid v

moh h muiil lo, o duig h

lo mig.

Ulik i h oviil lo, hid

ogizo h dv fo muiil did

o ubj o gulo.

Th i o quim o oviio o udi did

dilou m.

Did you know? The current system forcampaign nance disclosures (pdf les) doesnot follow the practices of open data and makes

it very difcult for the public to analyze andcompare the information.

I 2010, mog h 77 did who dilod hi

mig fudig, vg mig vu

did w $36,616 fo ldmi d $314,192 fo

mol.

Breakdown of aldermanics 2010 campaign revenue by typ

Find more visualization from 2010 campaign nance at www.election.civiccamp.org


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Who is Funding Municipal Election Campaign

Breakdown of the funding of the 2010 campaign by sector

A l y p ucpl lc

Clgy, ju ud $5.6 ll 2010. Bu wh h

cbu h cdd cpg?

Ou of h ol mig vu od i 2010,

ol 3% of i m fom oibuo blow o qul o

$100, whil 59% m fom oibuo bov $100.

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did hd umuld duig viou lo

mig. Of h oibuo bov $100, 41% m

fom idividul iz d 58% fom ogizo.

Did you know? In 2010, the threerst sectors that contributed to candidatescampaigns were:

1. Real estate developers: 30%2. Home builders: 16%3. Real estate support services (e.g., architeplanners, construction companies): 16%

Share of contributions by type of contributor

in the 2010 campaign (by constituency)


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Find a complete version of this guide at www.election.civiccampCopyleft CivicCamp 2013 Version 1.0Guide prepared by the Citizen Information Guide Group

Thanks to Ada N., Benjamin I., Binnu J., Byron M., GM., Jeremy Z., Peter R., and the volunteer crowdsou

Visualize 2010 campaign na

at www.election.civiccamp.or

Always wondered WHO

is funding the candidates?

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