Advocates Say Quebec Rules Keep Unhoused Voters From Polls as Election Nears - Montreal

Advocates say Quebec rules keep unhoused voters from polls as election nears - Montreal

Quebec’s rules for voters without a fixed address are more restrictive than federal rules, and advocates say the gap is disenfranchising a population.

Advocates say Quebec rules keep unhoused voters from polls as election nears

MONTREAL - Marcel Dionne Jr. says he won’t let homelessness stop him from voting.

Voting when you’re in jail or homeless

Elections Quebec’s rules make it more difficult for the homeless to vote than the rules from Elections Canada during federal elections. There had been a proposal last year to change Quebec’s law to be similarly lenient but this piece says the PQ objected to it, citing electoral fraud – which sounds very Trumpy of PSPP, […]

BR-Que-Elxn-Homeless – 105.9 The Region

Advocates are calling for Quebec politicians to reform voting rules that they say make it difficult for homeless people to cast their ballots. They say Quebec’s rules are more restrictive than the rules at the federal level Scarlett Martinez is a community organizer in Quebec who says there are barriers for many unhoused people to vote since many cannot provide proof of a fixed address at the polling stations. Elections Canada has long allowed p…