In order to become a naturalized United States citizen with voting rights, one of the requirements specifies that “applicants must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English words in ordinary use. Some applicants may be exempt because of age or mental condition.”
However, the State of California printed its 2016 general election voter information guide in ten languages plus English. The League of Woman Voters in California offered a voters guide in five languages in 2016. By the way, Colorado prints its guide book in English and Spanish.
Realizing that there many progressives in La Plata County that are a lot smarter than I am, perhaps one can write in and explain why ballot information guides in California are printed in ten languages, even though the requirements to be a naturalized citizen call for an understanding of English.
Just asking.
Dennis Pierce
Durango
