Friday, August 02, 2002

The city will need to hire about 100 Spanish-speaking people to work at the polls on election days, said Jan Tyler, a Denver Election Commissioner. Estimated costs could be about $80,000.

But Denver City Councilman Ted Hackworth doesn't like spending any money on the law. The city's current financial woes - cuts that are threatening the Denver Police Department - should be a priority, he said.

"Should we lay off 50 policemen to handle an unfunded federal mandate?" Hackworth said. "I doubt that's good business."