Élections Québec ordered to mail bilingual voter information by Quebec judge

A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Élections Québec to mail voting reminder cards in both French and English.

This was the first year the elections authority sent out voter guides in French only, to comply with new provincial language legislation. The guides included a QR code to access information in English online.

Groups representing anglophones in the province heavily criticized the move, saying it infringes on the right to vote.

Justice Sylvain Lussier wrote in his 23-page decision that there was concern of serious and irreparable prejudice against Quebecers who do not understand French.

Geoffrey Chambers, a Westmount resident and the former president of an anglophone rights group, was the lead plaintiff in the case.