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Government

Jul. 7, 2011

Alameda County To Accomodate Voters

Alameda County has agreed to accommodate Spanish- and Chinese-speaking voters in a deal to settle a lawsuit alleging civil rights violations, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - Alameda County has agreed to accommodate Spanish- and Chinese-speaking voters to settle a lawsuit alleging civil rights violations, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.


As part of the consent decree, which a federal judge must approve, the county is required to distribute ballots, instructions and other election materials in Spanish and Chinese, as well as in English, provide trans...

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