Quebec voter notices mangled English

Bilingual voter notices in the French-Canadian province of Quebec contain illiterate English translations, The (Montreal) Gazette reported.

In advance of the Dec. 8 provincial election, the chief electoral officer mailed notices to voters about electoral list revisions in both English and French.

On the front of the notice in English, voters are instructed to "see to back" for more details on registering. The back side advises "There are other ways to vote, stay inform," the newspaper reported.

English-speaking voters are warned they'll need "two proofs of identity," and if a name isn't on the electoral list, "go before the board of revisors."

Electoral spokesman Denis Dion told the newspaper the mistakes were made by a translation company that no longer has the contract, and said "we find it annoying to be criticized for minor mistakes."

The province has strict laws making French the predominant language in signs and advertising, and immigrants must agree to learn French.