PURSLEy: In 1973 the Board of County Commissioners established Dade County as a bilingual and bicultural county. Our Planning Department estimates that of the total population of 1.4 million. 31% are persons whose native language is Spanish. We estimate that there are presently 90.433 naturalized citizens over 18 years of age whose usual language is Spanish. Of this number. 57.762 are registered electors of Dade County. This figure represents 9% of our total registration and 62% of those naturalized citizens eligible to register. Latin registration is increasing. on a percentage basis. more rapidly than any other single category. A survey covering the period of August 1973 to April 1975 showed an overall increase in voter registration of 3% during this same period. registration of citizens whose language is Spanish increased 30%. We have at present four permanent and eight temporary registration sites located in areas in which the target clients are identified as citizens whose usual language is Spanish. In addition. voter registration is available at the monthly naturalization ceremonies. This Department has. since 1973. produced registration and election material in both English and Spanish. Pamphlets on the use of voting equipment and basic voter information have been reproduced in Spanish and made available to each new Latin voter upon registration.
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