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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People asked this 20 years ago, and its as perplexing today as then.

Almost all election content is in English, outside of a few targeted adds here and there. So either this is pure virtue signaling, or very low information voters are voting. Not sure which is worse. [/quote]

You might be perplexed, but most people are not perplexed. Maybe you're one of those very low information voters you're worried about?[/quote]

Maybe I am, but I'm willing to learn. Where are non-English speaking voters getting information about things like bond issuances, Board of Education positions, initiatives and the like? [/quote]

Here’s one more thing for you to be perplexed by:  Reading fluency and speaking fluency are not the same thing. Someone might be a fluent speaker but not read at the level of their speaking skills — and vice versa.  Here’s another thing that might shake you:  non-English speaking voters might be getting information about local issues from multiple types of media in their strongest language.  Yes, there are podcasts and radio shows and cable broadcasts and websites in languages other than English.

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