SPANISH-LANGUAGE BALLOT LAWSUIT

Newly-arrived Puerto Ricans are suing to have 32 Florida counties print ballots and other elections materials in Spanish before the November general election. The lawsuit filed earlier this month in federal court demands that elections officials provide ballots, registration materials and voting guides in Spanish in those counties. Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans have moved to Florida since the island was devastated by Hurricane Maria last year and the lawsuit argues that the new Floridians won’t be able to exercise their right to vote without the Spanish-language ballots. A hearing is set for early September.

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