While the implementation of the Language Minority Provision has potentially opened up the voting process to millions of new voters, it has also created a unique set of challenges for those who administer elections. Even as leaders of minority-language organizations praise the ability to offer voting materials in multiple languages, election officials in some of the affected jurisdictions ponder the impact of implementing — or in some cases side-stepping — the federal requirements.
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