Bilingual voting ballots are critical for minority language populations: Title II would have a devastating impact on the rights of language minority populations to participate fully in the democratic process. Removing language barriers is a targeted. lowcost. common sense solution to achieving informed participation. considering the complex language of ballot propositions and votIng Issues. Native Americans and Alaskan Natives. Puerto Ricans. The People of Guam and other U.S. territories. and elderly naturalized citizens will be particularly impacted. According to the Government Accounting Office. the average cost of providing written assistance is minuscule. costing an average of 2.9% of election expenses or less. Also. according to the Justice Department. since 1975. voter registration and voter turnout have increased substantially as a direct result of existing minority language provisions.
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