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''Sauvé v Canada (Chief Electoral Officer)'', () 3 S.C.R. 519 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision where the Court held that prisoners have a right to vote under section 3 of the ''Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms''. The Court overturned the prior decision of the Federal Court of Appeal and held that s. 51(e) of the old ''Canada Elections Act'', which prohibited prisoners from voting, was unconstitutional. They made the law that any inmates serving more than 2 years in prison can not vote. Section 51(e) had been repealed before the date of the Court's judgment, but the decision applied equally to substantially the same provision found in s. 4(c) of the new Act. The Court decided that the provision violated section 3 of the ''Charter'' and could not be saved under section 1. As a result of the decision, all adult citizens living in Canada are now able to vote, save the top two officials of Elections Canada.〔CBC.ca, "(Voter Toolkit )," ''Canada Votes 2006''. URL accessed 23 January 2006.〕 As Parliament has not amended the ''Canada Elections Act'' to reflect the Court's decision, the provision is still part of the Act,〔Canada Elections Act, 2000, c. 9, Section 4 (c), (). Accessed 20 February 2007.〕 even though it is of no force or effect. ==See also== * List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (McLachlin Court) * ''Richardson v. Ramirez'', 418 U.S. 24 (1974) - similar US case * British Columbia Civil Liberties Association 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sauvé v Canada (Chief Electoral Officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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