Author: University of New Mexico. Dept. of Linguistics. Voting Rights ProjectPublisher:
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Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
A glossary of common Spanish election terminology
Author: University of New Mexico. Dept. of Linguistics. Voting Rights ProjectPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Bilingual Election Services
Author: Alan Hudson-EdwardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Record
Author: A handbook of ideas for local election officials
Author: University of New Mexico. Dept. of Linguistics. Voting Rights ProjectPublisher:
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Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Minority Language Provisions of the Voting Rights Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional RightsPublisher:
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Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Bilingual Election Services
Author: Alan Hudson-EdwardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A state of the art report
Author: University of New Mexico. Dept. of Linguistics. Voting Rights ProjectPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Extension of the Voting Rights Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional RightsPublisher:
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Election Administration Reports
Author: The Battle Over Bilingual Ballots
Author: James Thomas TuckerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317040562
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 635
Book Description
In recent years, few federal requirements have been as controversial as the mandate for what critics call 'bilingual ballots'. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 included a permanent requirement for language assistance for Puerto Rican voters educated in Spanish and ten years later Congress banned English-only elections in certain covered jurisdictions, expanding the support to include Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian-language voters and Spanish-language voters. Some commentators have condemned the language assistance provisions, underlying many of their attacks with anti-immigrant rhetoric. Although the provisions have been in effect for over three decades, until now no comprehensive study of them has been published. This book describes the evolution of the provisions, examining the evidence of educational and voting discrimination against language minorities covered by the Act. Additional chapters discuss the debate over the 2006 amendments to the Voting Rights Act, analysis of objections raised by opponents of bilingual ballots and some of the most controversial components of these requirements, including their constitutionality, cost and effectiveness. Featuring revealing case studies as well as analysis of key data, this volume makes a persuasive and much-needed case for bilingual ballots, presenting a thorough investigation of this significant and understudied area of election law and American political life.