Thursday, May 25, 2006

Voting in Español?

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales does not favor the prohibition of bilingual ballots. Many House Republicans disagree and would favor the expiration of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act. This law requires bilingual ballots if more than 5 percent or 10,000 voting-age citizens in a county don't speak English "very well," according the US Census figures, and are fluent in another language.

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