Wednesday, June 26, 2002
Justice Dept Mandates Costly Bilingual Poll Workers in Osceola, FL
The Department of Justice settled its voting rights lawsuit with Osceola County, Florida, and is likely to settle a similar lawsuit with Orange County later this week, reports the Orlando Sentinel today.
The settlement requires Osceola County Supervisor of Elections Donna Bryant to, among other things, "hire one or two Spanish-language assistance coordinators to investigate complaints against poll workers." The cost of hiring one Spanish-language coordinator is estimated to be $50,000. (Poll workers, by contrast, earn but $80 per day.)
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