First. as our distinguished chairman pointed out earlier. such a requirement would set up a separate but equal catch22. How do you know to ask for these materials. how do you know of their existence. and how are you notified of them. perhaps by an English mailing. Second. and even more important from my perspective. it has a chilling effect not altogether different from a poll tax or a literacy test. I would like to share with my colleagues our experience in San Francisco on this subject. In the late seventies San Francisco required voters to request language assistance in order to receive it.
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