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A Quebec superior court judge has ordered Élections Québec to issue voter reminder cards in both English and French. Wednesday morning’s ruling follows a legal challenge to the agency’s decision to mail voting information in French only. English-language rights groups are calling it a major victory. Phil Carpenter reports.

A Quebec superior court judge could decide by next week whether voter information cards for the Quebec elections have to be bilingual. Lawyers presented arguments Thursday after an English rights lobby group launched a lawsuit against elections Quebec. Earlier this month, the agency announced that all voter information mailout cards for the upcoming provincial elections...

CAQ leader Christine Fréchette is trying to make inroads with the English-speaking community. She insists information at the polls will be bilingual on voting day but admits the information on mail voter information cards will be in French only for the first time ever. Tim Sargeant reports.

Élections Québec poll workers have been instructed to speak English with voters only in certain circumstances, under language rules introduced following the language legislation, Bill 96. The directive comes as the agency has been ordered by a Quebec superior court judge to send voter reminder cards in English ahead of the October 5th election, after...

The decision not to send out voter information cards has seniors feeling out of the loop this election. While Elections Nova Scotia says it’s in preparation of a possible postal workers’ strike, a seniors advocate says they should be doing more. Jake Webb has the story.

Polling stations in the southern portion of the riding don’t appear on the card.

Voters in Ward 2 now have new information to help them cast a ballot in Calgary’s upcoming civic election. As Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports, RCMP charges against Coun. Joe Magliocca aren’t coming as a surprise to many.

Some voters had difficulties casting their ballots in the election on Oct. 22. In some cases, voters said they didn’t receive their voter information cards. When they turned up at their regular polling station, they discovered they had to go elsewhere. Katherine Ward reports.

The minister of democratic institutions, Karina Gould, said on Monday that Canadians can have confidence in the voting process, but that care is needed when assessing information surrounding the election.

Many Nova Scotia voters will cast their first telephone and online ballots in the 2020 municipal elections, using voter information cards with personal pin numbers sent out by mail. Advance voting starts this week, and as Elizabeth McSheffrey reports, political scientists are watching elections closely to see how COVID-19 impacts voter habits, turnout and decisions.

Voter turnout in the advanced polls for this year’s Nova Scotia election is lower than in 2021, and people are concerned and confused about the lack of voter information cards distributed this year. Angela Capobianco reports.