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DOJ Threatening Cuyahoga County With Suit Over Bilingual Ballots

By Cleveland Law Library

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The Plain Dealer reports that the DOJ is threatening to sue the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections if it does not print bilingual ballots for everyone in the County to ensure that Puerto Rican voters can read the ballots and make informed choices when voting. The DOJ's apparent demand is based on the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the BOE is considering the costs and other considerations involved in this request. The article highlights what the BOE has already done to reach out to Puerto Rican citizens for prior elections, including hiring Spanish-speaking poll workers and translators for about 35 precincts.

Full post as published by Cleveland Law Library Weblog on August 11, 2010 (boomark / email).

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