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  • Voter guides tongue-tied (Due to mix-up, some recipients face unexpected language barrier)

    05/13/2006 7:13:32 PM PDT · by CounterCounterCulture · 7 replies · 353+ views
    San Jose Mercury News ^ | 13 May 2006 | Kim Vo
    Voter guides tongue-tied DUE TO MIX-UP, SOME RECIPIENTS FACE UNEXPECTED LANGUAGE BARRIER By Kim Vo Mercury News Charles Rogers speaks English, but his state voter guide came in Spanish. His son's arrived in an Asian language. And Rogers can't borrow his wife's -- she never got one. ``I like to have a pamphlet and sit and read. I study it for about a month before I make up my mind,'' the Sunnyvale homeowner said of the booklet that details candidates' statements and proposition arguments. ``It's really inconvenient to have something you can't understand.'' It wasn't clear Friday how widespread the...