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Bilingual Ballots
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was amended in 1975 to provide voting assistance
to certain "language minorities" that Congress felt had been excluded
from the electoral process because of "unequal educational opportunities."
Originally intended as a temporary measure, the scope of the law has ballooned
as a result of the unprecedented influx of non-English speaking immigrants
in recent years.
Your activism is having an effect! 56 Congressmen sign letter to the Chairman
Sensenbrenner opposing renewal of the bilingual ballots clause
Latest Update: Congress
reauthorized bilingual ballots. (vote results are included.)
For more about this issue, please visit these pages:
Bilingual Ballot
Provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: An Overview
Five Reasons
To Oppose Bilingual Ballots
An article, (external
link) published in the Weekly Standard, by Edward Blum, detailing
the abuses of Justice-Department enforcement of bilinguak ballot laws:
"Se Habla Lawsuit".
Other ProEnglish resources about bilingual ballots:
The federal
law mandating bilingual ballots
Newsletter
stories about Bilingual Ballots from The ProEnglish Advocate
ProEnglish Executive Director K.C. McAlpin's testimony to the U.S. Congress:
Written testimony (.pdf)
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Oral testimony (.html)
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