An Iowa judge has blocked the state from attempting to prevent election officials from offering non-English voting materials to the public. Under the ruling, Iowa counties will again be allowed to provide citizens with non-English ballots, voter-registration forms, and absentee ballot applicatio…

  • SPOOSER@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    What was the defense here? This seems like a clear violation of the right to vote for U.S. citizens who are unable to read English.

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      1 year ago

      not even cant read, but prefer another language. i have coworkers whove been with the company 15+ years, to say nothing of in the country, and still prefer their native language and have trouble with english sometimes. they shouldnt be denied the right to vote because of that.

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      1 year ago

      Not to mention that the US explicitly has no official language. English is not special from a legal standpoint, despite being the majority language.