[2] The act also establishes that the number of Senate nominees is to be set by the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council when issuing the order in council.

The current order in council sets the number of senate candidates to be selected as three.

[6] Eligible, prospective senate candidates had to register under the Elections Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act[7] prior to collecting their nomination signatures.

Lastly, a $4,000 deposit had to be provided to Elections Alberta, before September 20,[8] to become a fully nominated candidate.

As of September 16, 2021[update], several prospective senate candidates had filed nomination papers with Elections Alberta.