Canada: group challenges voter I.D. law
The Globe and Mail reports: Changes to Canada s election laws over identification could shut out hundreds of thousands of voters says a coalition that has launched a constitutional challenge in B.C. Supreme Court.
The lawyer behind the legal petition is hoping for a quick decision. ...
The court petition states changes to the Canada Elections Act deprive otherwise-eligible citizens of their right to vote. It claims this year s amendments mean that even if people are on the voters list they still must have government-issued photo ID with a current address usually a driver s licence.
Mr. Quail, a lawyer with the B.C. Public Interest Advocacy Centre, said that cuts out students who don't have identification with their current address, seniors who don't drive or have picture identification, the homeless, disabled and aboriginals whose status cards don't show an address.
Before the changes, people on the voters list could arrive at the polling station with the voter card they received in the mail or apply to get one. -- globeandmail.com: Law may deny many right to vote: group