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Élections Québec ordered to mail bilingual voting reminder cards

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Morris, E. (2026, September 16). Élections Québec ordered to mail bilingual voting reminder cards. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-elections-quebec-voting-reminder-cards-french-english/

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A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled that Élections Québec must send voting reminder cards in both French and English ahead of the October 5 election. This decision comes after Élections Québec sent voter guides exclusively in French for the first time this year, following new provincial language legislation. The court's order temporarily halts parts of the recently enacted law regarding election materials.

Written by AI on 2026-09-16, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Oct. 5, a Quebec Superior Court judge ordered Élections Québec to mail voting reminder cards in both French and English, temporarily suspending provisions of the Charter of the French Language. This was the first year Élections Québec sent voter guides exclusively in French, complying with new provincial legislation. The decision came after Geoffrey Chambers, former president of the Quebec Community Groups Network (now TALQ), filed a lawsuit arguing that this move infringes on the voting rights of anglophone seniors who may not understand French. Judge Sylvain Lussier stated there were serious concerns that many English-speaking seniors would be unable to exercise their right to vote due to lack of understandable information, emphasizing the irreparable prejudice against Quebecers who do not speak French.

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