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This practice was confirmed by Elections Alberta:

> Each electoral list legitimately released by Elections Alberta includes a certain number of fictitious — or "seeded" — names. These unique entries on each electoral list allow investigators to trace each dataset back to their source in the event of a breach.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/elections-alberta-vo...



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