A Quebec voter who was unable to vote by mail in a byelection because he had been living abroad for more than two years won his case against the Quebec government.

Bruno Gélinas-Faucher, an assistant professor at the University of New Brunswick’s faculty of law, challenged section 282 of Quebec’s Election Act, which strips Quebec citizens of their right to vote by mail after more than two years of exile from the province.

This section was declared invalid and unenforceable by the Quebec Superior Court on Aug. 14, following a trial that took place in early June.

The Quebec government, which will have to change the law, still has the option of appealing the case. The office of Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette said it was “currently reviewing the judgment and will take the time to ana

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