Saturday, September 07, 2002
CO: Bilingual Ballots Increase Election Costs Nearly 20%
The Denver Post reports that a Department of Justice requirement of bilingual ballots throughout Denver and "bilingual polling judges in heavily Spanish-speaking precincts . . . could raise the cost of elections in Denver by as much as $80,000, officials estimate. A general election in Denver now costs taxpayers about $500,000."
Who benefits? People like "Maria Miera, who has worked as a polling judge in Denver . . . [and as] a secretary at a private bilingual school in Denver. Miera "wanted to tell the Justice Department that it shouldn't back off pressure on the city to comply with new bilingual voting requirements." After all, if Denver is required to provide bilingual polling judges, Miera's Election Day compensation is likely to increase, and increase substantially.
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