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Paco Alvarez

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Posted inElections

What You Need to Know about Language Access at the Polls

by Paco Alvarez and City Bureau October 14, 2020October 19, 2020

hen you vote this year in Cook County, you can expect to see fully translated ballots and language assistance services in up to eleven languages, thanks to the Voting Opportunity and Translation Equity (VOTE) ordinance. Passed in October 2019, Cook County officials hope this law will help the 35.6 percent of residents who speak a […]

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