Muslim women who cover their faces will be allowed to vote in the next federal election

From CanWest News via the National Post (Election law allows veiled votes by Tim Naumetz, May 17, 2007):

Muslim women wearing veils will be allowed to vote without exposing their faces in the next federal election despite a bill proposing new requirements for photo ID at the polls, the head of elections told the Senate yesterday.

Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand declined to speculate on whether he would use special powers to compel Muslims to raise their veils before voting -- as Quebec's chief electoral officer did during a controversy in the recent provincial election -- but said nothing in the law requires them to show their faces.

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Read all of Tim Naumetz's article.

Wearing a hijab (i.e. a scarf or kerchief) is one thing; covering your face is another. Allowing people to vote without showing their faces would seem to make the process vulnerable to fraud.

See also:

Heroville, Canada

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