Why is the MoCo election ballot in english and spanish? Only citizens can vote, right?

[Anonymous]

I was surprised to see the the ballot duplicates all the questions and instructions in spanish. What's the point? You have to be a U.S. citizen to vote, which means you must know the language.

Also - there are scores of languages spoken by citizens in this area. Why spanish?

IMHO, that ballot would be simpler for all if if was just in english.

[Anonymous]

Simpler for who?
Maybe check to see what languages are associated with the highest literacy rates in the County. My guess is that they are English followed by Spanish.
Where did you get the idea that you have an adult level reading proficiency to be a citizen? Genuine question.
Why do you think an English-only ballot would be”simpler for all?” I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that this might not be true for at least some of the people whose first language and whose strongest reading skills are in Spanish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised to see the the ballot duplicates all the questions and instructions in spanish. What's the point? You have to be a U.S. citizen to vote, which means you must know the language.

Also - there are scores of languages spoken by citizens in this area. Why spanish?

IMHO, that ballot would be simpler for all if if was just in english.

Are you really this dumb?

[Anonymous]

Many citizens are not fluent enough in English to make a decision like voting. But yea they are citizens and yes they can vote

[Anonymous]

You do not need to know English to become a citizen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many citizens are not fluent enough in English to make a decision like voting. But yea they are citizens and yes they can vote

OP here - sorry, I've never encountered a single fellow US citizen who can't read english (apart from I guess illiterate people).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You do not need to know English to become a citizen

Incorrect. You do need to read english to become a citizen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many citizens are not fluent enough in English to make a decision like voting. But yea they are citizens and yes they can vote

OP here - sorry, I've never encountered a single fellow US citizen who can't read english (apart from I guess illiterate people).

So, you’ve decided to jump from your own personal limited experiences to draw conclusions about the entire county and the entire US?
I’m curious. How many languages can you read fluently? Are you equally comfortable with all of them when it comes to voting on policies? (Yeah, voting often includes things that require more than checking off names.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many citizens are not fluent enough in English to make a decision like voting. But yea they are citizens and yes they can vote

OP here - sorry, I've never encountered a single fellow US citizen who can't read english (apart from I guess illiterate people).

Then you’ve never met my husband’s mother and grandmother. Both are citizens and neither speaks/reads English. His grandmother is illiterate though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You do not need to know English to become a citizen

Incorrect. You do need to read english to become a citizen.

Also incorrect. You can be born a citizen.

[Anonymous]

It's been like this for at least two decades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many citizens are not fluent enough in English to make a decision like voting. But yea they are citizens and yes they can vote

OP here - sorry, I've never encountered a single fellow US citizen who can't read english (apart from I guess illiterate people).

You might want to visit Kiryas Joel in New York. Most people speak Yiddish at home, and many can’t read or write in English — although most are citizens who were born in the US.

[Anonymous]

I think OP’s mind might be blown by the fact that ballots in Fairfax County are in English, Spanish, Korean, and Vietnamese.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think OP’s mind might be blown by the fact that ballots in Fairfax County are in English, Spanish, Korean, and Vietnamese.

Voting signs and ballots are printed in languages other than English to encourage unlawful voting by noncitizens.

The number of people who fall under the exceptions to the English-language requirement to naturalize (or were born U.S. citizens but never lived in an English-speaking culture long enough to learn the language), are exceedingly minuscule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think OP’s mind might be blown by the fact that ballots in Fairfax County are in English, Spanish, Korean, and Vietnamese.

Voting signs and ballots are printed in languages other than English to encourage unlawful voting by noncitizens.

The number of people who fall under the exceptions to the English-language requirement to naturalize (or were born U.S. citizens but never lived in an English-speaking culture long enough to learn the language), are exceedingly minuscule.

Are these the same people who are controlling the weather?