Posted on 05/13/2019 12:54:13 PM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
A federal judge has ordered the State of Florida to provide all election ballots in Spanish starting with the 2020 election cycle.
The judge agreed with a group of voters born in Puerto Rico who said the lack of Spanish ballots limited their access to the polls and that the English-only ballots are a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
“Compliance with this Order is not optional,” wrote Chief Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida Gainesville Division, according to Fox News. “This Court will not hesitate to use every tool the law provides to enforce this Order.”
The judge also re-affirmed that people born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens and English-only ballots violate the rights of those raised and educated in Spanish.
Walker ordered that all primary and general election ballots must also be printed in Spanish starting with the ballots in March of 2020.
But the judge also praised the State of Florida for its plans to address the situation on its own. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Secretary of State Laurel Lee have already begun the process of providing Spanish-language ballots in all 32 counties in time for the 2020 elections. The government “should be applauded” for the effort, Walker said.
Walker noted that his ruling is meant to ensure that greater ballot access is applied.
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Isn’t the citizenship test in English?
The Appeal needs to charge this judge with conducting his courtroom in Spanish and for him to write his rulings and speak from the bench in Spanish.
Non-Spanish speaking voters rushing to learn Spanish in order to vote.
Georgia is required by the black robed thugs to print our ballots in both languages.
NO!
Where the hell does a judge get the authority to make a new law for all of Florida?
Isn’t that up to the legislature?
If you can’t read or write English you don’t deserve the right to vote.. Take this all the way to the Supreme Court!!
Just ignore them
Looks like if they are citizens, they would want to read their Bill of Rights, and the Guarantees of the Constitution. Maybe they shouldnt be voting, if they don;t know what the documents say. Immigrants when being sworn in have to show a basic knowledge of U.S. History.
In a system famous for checks, there are no effective checks against the judiciary.
Repeal the 17A. Article V.
Hope Governor DeSantis promptly appeals this judicial overreach to SCOTUS asap!!!
Must enforce assimilation.
English first and foremost, no more press 2 for Spanish and all ballots printed in English for all.
If a Judge is an “0bama Judge” does that, through some judge law of transitivity, also make them a “Roberts” Judge?
No se que estas diciendo tu honor
Why? The Latinos can’t read the little D next to the candidate’s name?
Surprised they didn’t order them to have the Democrat candidates already selected.
Hopefully, during Trump’s second term, he can somehow straighten out this business of judges having more power than the highest office in the land.
Horse hockey
Ridiculous.
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