Canada decides Muslim women can remain veiled when casting ballots

Muslim women who are completely veiled will still be allowed to vote in Canada, despite a new law tightening up requirements for voter identification, a federal elections official said on Thursday.

The amended Canada Elections Act, passed in June, requires all voters in federal elections prove their identity and residential address when voting.The first option listed by the federal agency Elections Canada is to show one piece of government-issued photo identification such as a driver's license, but veiled Muslims will have other options, Elections Canada spokesman John Enright said. (Reuters)