Court Upholds Rights of Alaska Native Voters Who Need Language Assistance
Late July 30, 2008, a federal court ordered Alaska’s state and local elections officials to provide effective language assistance to citizens who speak Yup’ik,
Lawsuit seeks ballots for Yup’ik speakers
VOTING RIGHTS ACT: Lawyers for elders, tribal councils say current translation practices are insufficient.
Re-published courtesy of Anchorage Daily News
By LISA DEMER