Pa. County Botches Spanish-Language Ballot Instructions
Berks County mailed erroneous Spanish-language instructions that said the ballots had to be returned by Nov. 18—16 days past the actual deadline of 8 p.m. on Election Day.
November 01, 2021 at 01:00 PM
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Some Spanish-speaking voters in a Pennsylvania city where Hispanics account for nearly 70% of the population are at risk of being disenfranchised in this week's general election because of an error in Spanish-language instructions that accompanied 17,000 mail-in ballots, activists and elected officials said Oct. 28.
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