Claudine Bonin
Neighbor and myself were refused voting privilege due to names not appearing on electoral list. I just moved to new address on Aug. 1st. I did recieve a card at my address which was addressed to Elector. I had my lease, my Hydro bill and proper ID. We were asked to wait while they called the main office on Notre Dame. After waiting for an hour we were told that since we are not on list we could not vote. They said that the best they could do was to have us fill out a form and we could vote in next elections. Is there any other recourse that you might know about that would enable us to vote in today's election?

This doesn't surprise me after what was done at the 1995 referendum, they now have come up with new more improved methods to not let the "money and the ethnics" vote

I, too, was told I and my wife were not on "the list" yet our 18 year old daughter was. I was told a form went out in 2009 (!!) to confirm I was still at my address which I "must not have returned". So I guess, according to elections Quebec, my 18 year old lives by herself in a house; with no income, mind you. I was going to spoil my ballot anyway

I was told today in Ville LaSalle that I am not on the list to vote. I'm 35 years old, always filed my taxes and lived at the same address for 6 years... But I'm not on their list??? CJAD's talk show hosts convinced me to out and vote and this is what I had to deal with:( not pleased, not impressed, and not sure I will go again. I've always trusted my fellow Quebecers to vote for the right team ( who are all similar to me anyway?)

Well.... Another lost vote as I was not on the list. 2 weeks ago I was on the list, but I guess it was magic ink. Does this mean that I don't have to pay taxes anymore?

Hmmmm....anybody surprised that these are all English speaking areas???

Went to vote today only to be told my name was not on the list. According to the people working the Greendale post, this has been happening all day. I, like all the others who were not on the list, was given a # to call where I can complain. I was told complaining won't get me anywhere but at least I'll be on the list for the next election in 4 yrs.

I also had trouble getting my vote in out in Villeray, but I learned over the last couple of weeks and addressed them in French; my last name is very Anglophone however. They said they'd find me and I just had a wait a few minutes. I was able to vote, but my mother and grandmother, in Pointe-Claire, were not on the list either (my mum has been at the same address for 25 years and my nana for 15 years), they addresses the people there in English and were told there was nothing they could do. When she called to tell me this, I was very surprised and disgusted, as they ended up finding me on their list and I think it's likely because I spoke in French whereas they spoke in English. This does not bode well, but at least the PQ didn't get majority.

I made sure I was on the list BEFORE the election.

If a single person who was turned away had done that I would be disturbed. It sounds like you never put yourselves on the list. I am sure there are plenty of francophones who similarily did not put themselves on the list and were also disappointed on election day. Chill people.