The 2019 Alberta General Election saw the highest voter turnout in Alberta since the 1971 Provincial General Election. Over 1.9 million electors voted, resulting in a final voter turnout of almost 68 per cent. Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, released the first two of three volumes of his report on the 2019 Provincial General Election that included information on the election event, statistics, costs, recommendations, and poll-by-poll results. A third volume is planned for release in the summer of 2020 and will report on the financial activities of political participants related to the general election.

Resler stated, “We experienced the highest voter turnout recorded since the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer was established. It is incredibly rewarding to see the public interest and participation that occurred. My appreciation goes out to the over 20,000 Albertans that worked tirelessly to provide timely and efficient information and voting services to all participants.”

Many new initiatives were introduced during the election that increased voting opportunities for electors with the most notable changes to advance voting. A variety of new location options were added and with an additional day of voting, and the ability for electors to vote at any advance poll across Alberta, the province saw an increase to voter turnout. Just under 37 per cent of electors chose to vote in advance of Election Day, with about 32 per cent of those electors using the 'Vote Anywhere' service. This is a substantial increase from the 2015 General Election when close to 16 per cent of electors chose to vote in advance. As for the cost of the election, the total was just over 24 million or about $8.65 per registered elector.

Resler included eight recommendations in the report for legislative change that are intended to encourage voter participation, increase efficiency at the polls, contain the overall costs of the election and respond to feedback from electors.