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“The right to cover your head does not threaten the democratic process, whether you’re wearing a niqab, a khustka, or a luchador mask. Citizens should have the right to peaceful expression and belief without fear of government interference.”

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Kendrick wrote on Facebook that at first polling station staffers were “confused, and not sure how to handle” his request to vote while dressed like a Mexican wrestler.

An Elections Canada worker told him he would have to take it off, but he “politely explained that Elections Canada says you can keep your face covered if you provide two pieces of ID and take an oath.”

A face covering is permitted at the polls if the voter swears an oath attesting to their status as an elector and shows the required identification, Elections Canada spokeswoman Natalie Babin Dufresne confirmed.

“They consulted their manuals to figure out how the oath worked. It was as simple as the polling clerk reading the oath and asking me to swear that I am who I claim to be, under penalty of law,” Kendrick wrote. “I cast my ballot, told everyone to have a nice day, and left to a few smirks, and a lone, crotchety old man muttering ‘you actually let him in here like that!?'”

Another voter shared a selfie on Instagram of himself wearing a pumpkin on his head. He was also photographed by Postmedia News as he lined up to vote at Ottawa City Hall.

“Despite the ugly views of some politicians who would like to lead us, all Canadians are equal,” Instagram user jrprus wrote. “We don’t come in different vintages.”