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Judge orders Florida to provide Spanish-language ballots

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-09-08 02:04|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Yes, an Obama judicial appointee.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-09-08 02:10|| 2018-09-08 02:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Wunderbar.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-09-08 03:41|| 2018-09-08 03:41|| Front Page Top

#3 How about these Spanish-speaking people be required to be citizens and learn English before they can vote in our elections?

Posted by JohnQC 2018-09-08 10:19|| 2018-09-08 10:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Not that big a deal. You still need a FL drivers license or non-driver ID card, passport or CCW card (can you dig it?) to vote. Anyone who has any of those has proven residency in the process and really should be allowed to vote.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-09-08 11:16|| 2018-09-08 11:16|| Front Page Top

#5 I find it reasonable to require Spanish language ballots, in Florida or anywhere else, because Spanish is the native language of a block of US citizens - from Puerto Rico. Naturalized citizens from other Spanish-language countries are incidental beneficiaries.

Posted by Glenmore 2018-09-08 13:22|| 2018-09-08 13:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Residents of Puerto Rico which is a U.S. territory do not have the right to vote, nor do they pay taxes. There is no need for a ballot in Spanish for anyone who has no right to vote.

Posted by warthogswife 2018-09-08 14:32|| 2018-09-08 14:32|| Front Page Top

#7 If someone doesn't understand English, how do they get their information on candidates and issues to vote? If someone is only able to read Spanish venues that I believe may be biased to one frame of thought, not being able to get information from several sources for a good understanding, only printing the ballots in Spanish does a disservice. How about educating people in America to understand English so all can participate making that important informed choice.

Posted by Jan 2018-09-08 15:33|| 2018-09-08 15:33|| Front Page Top

#8 They ARE US citizens and are free to move to any US state where they do have the right to vote, with no requirement to learn enough English to pass the citizenship test.

Posted by Glenmore 2018-09-08 19:04|| 2018-09-08 19:04|| Front Page Top

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