Judge in Florida issues order requiring 32 of the state's 67 counties to provide election materials and assistance to Spanish-speaking voters before the 2020 presidential primary.
Advocates for Spanish-speaking voters in Florida are celebrating a significant win Friday after District Judge Mark Walker
requiring 32 of the state's 67 counties to provide election materials and assistance to Spanish-speaking voters before the 2020 presidential primary.the state secretary of state and elections supervisors last year for what they say was a violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for not making available bilingual voting materials and assistance to the state's growing number of Spanish speakers.
Puerto Ricans are born U.S. citizens; if they move to the mainland, they can register and vote in their state of residency. But many of those raised on the island primarily speak Spanish. “The court’s order secures the fundamental right to vote for our fellow Puerto Rican-American citizens in Florida,” said Esperanza Segarra, senior counsel at
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