A federal mandate could potentially bring more Spanish-speaking Salt Lake County residents to the polls in 2012. The U.S. Census Bureau announced Wednesday a list of political jurisdictions across the nation that are now required to provide language assistance for non-English speaking voters based on new census data. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the change will put more pressure on the county, but likely garner more participation from Hispanic voters.
(KCPW News) A federal mandate could potentially bring more Spanish-speaking Salt Lake County residents to the polls in 2012. The U.S. Census Bureau announced Wednesday a list of political jurisdictions across the nation that are now required to provide language assistance for non-English speaking voters based on new census data. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the change will put more pressure on the county, but likely garner more participation from Hispanic voters.
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