The audio in this post aired Nov. 21, 2024 on Radio 1190 and Sept. 5 as part of Carnegie-Knight’s News 21 Fractured.
News Team’s Juanita Hurtado looks at the efforts of “ACDC Nevada”, advocating for the voluntary provision of translated election materials in Clark County, Nevada after missing coverage under the VRA’s section 203.
For the 2024 presidential election, under section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act, some 24 million citizens are entitled to assistance that will allow them to vote in their primary language. However, 105 jurisdictions are still not covered by the provision, this includes four states not covered at all.
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