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| March 23, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Byline: PHIL COUVRETTE

Muslim women will have to remove their face coverings if they want to vote in Monday's Quebec election, a government official said Friday.

Quebec's debate over reasonable accommodation for its religious and cultural minorities continued Friday after its chief returning officer reversed an earlier decision allowing women to vote while wearing their face coverings.

Marcel Blanchet had been criticized by Quebec's three main political leaders for allowing voters to wear the niqab, which covers the entire face except for the eyes, and cast their ballots Monday if they signed a sworn statement and…

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