In PA some voters received Spanish instructions for mail-in ballots with an incorrect Election Day

[Sugarcoated]

16% of residents are Hispanic or Latinx in Berks county, one of the big counties that fan out from Philadelphia. The date was correct in the English instructions. It's being investigated...

Berks County voters received Spanish instructions for mail-in ballots with an incorrect Election Day date


Berks County election officials say they will send a letter to about 17,000 voters who received mail-in ballot materials listing the wrong deadline in Spanish instructions.

The mail-in ballots sent this month include English instructions on one side and Spanish instructions on the other that list the deadline to return ballots to the county as “el 18 de Noviembre,” or Nov. 18. Election Day, when the board of elections must receive mail-in ballots by 8 p.m., is Nov. 2. The date is correct in the English instructions.

Diana Robinson, civic engagement director for Make The Road Pennsylvania, said the error is unfortunate because its discovery only about two weeks before the election could cause members of the Spanish-speaking community to miss their opportunity to vote.

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https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/berks-county-election-ballots-wrong-date-20211022.html?fbclid=IwAR2t3a7454OotoBH_5auBs1yooFuuV9HHnh0fxRhEi9PgbK8wZ5xq2Kc4O4

[jimfields33]

1. They say it's unfortunate. I say it's criminal.

[MagickMuffin]

2. The date is correct in the English instructions, but not in Spanish, which I'm certain was by design

We need more oversight!