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Spanish-Language Ballots for Puerto Rican Voters Outside Puerto Rico

Robert Timothy Reagan
November 2, 2023

Rivera Madera v. Detzner (Mark E. Walker, N.D. Fla. 1:18-cv-152)
A federal district judge ordered counties in Florida with English-only ballots and a substantial population of voters from Puerto Rico to prepare Spanish-language sample ballots to bring the counties in compliance with section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act.
Subject: Voting procedures. Topic: Ballot language.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Election Litigation | Ballot Language | Voting Procedures | Voting Rights Act | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | N.D. Fla.