Comments on: DeSantis Seeks Spanish Language Ballots For The 2020 Elections

By: linda hooks

linda hooks — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:16:51 +0000

Cuban should not be able to vote. Marjority of cubans were taken out of jail and put on boats. They are not natural citizens. They have no voice. They have been here for decades and had plenty of time to learn our language. We have surported them for decades and still are. They have turned south florida into a little cuba.this is unconstitutional.stop cateri g to them.

By: linda hooks

linda hooks — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:08:02 +0000

No.no.no. if they are old enough to read and live in America,then they know our la guage therefore they are illeagles. They have not become a citizen of u.s.a. therefore can not vote. They should not have the right to vote. You have to be a legalize citizen to vote. Ron we elected you to represent the citizens of florida not the illegals. Know that or resign.

By: Nod

Nod — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 22:16:08 +0000

If you can not speak English stay home.?? I was born and raised in the USA and I am still learning E nglish

By: Reality Check

Reality Check — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:50:28 +0000

@Tabby, And yet the irony of “Taxation without Representation” is still beyond you.

By: RANDY BRIDGEMAN

RANDY BRIDGEMAN — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:42:24 +0000

One would assume that an applicant for US citizenship would at minimum, be familiar with basic English before it’s granted. Such a person should be able to comprehend a ballot form in English. If not, sample ballots on which to practice and familiarize oneself may be obtained prior to elections. As such, I really don’t see the need to have separate ballots printed for Spanish speakers or for any other group for that matter.

By: Molino Girl

Molino Girl — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 03:02:34 +0000

Some of you may not realize that although Puerto Rico itself holds no electoral votes, once Puerto Rican citizens move to the mainland they are eligible to vote not only in the primaries but also in the general elections. Puerto Ricans and Cubans have a high percentage of spanish speakers and we have large population of Puerto Rican and Cuban citizens. Florida is super important in this nation’s presidential elections as we all know so making the ballot easier to understand is probably a good idea.

By: Molino Girl

Molino Girl — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 02:29:23 +0000

Thank you Old Guy, Reality Check and especially Luis Santos for providing some light in the darkness. Some of the other comments sadly show the lack of understanding of what America is made of. America is a nation of immigrants along with native peoples. There are people of many cultures and many backgrounds whose ancestors have been here probably longer than they have and do not speak english as their first language. They are just as much an American as anyone else. Expand your mind. Being a native born, english speaking US citizen does not make you any better or more worthy than any other US citizen who doesn’t happen to have english as a first language. The right to vote should be made as trouble free and as understandable as possible for every citizen who is eligible to vote. I think the idea of making amendments and other ballot selections as understandable as possible for all is a good idea, because no one needs the citizenry voting for something they don’t really understand. Just FYI… The US has the second largest Spanish speaking population in the world and millions of them are US citizens.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 02:19:00 +0000

Over 200 years ago English was voted as the official language of this new country. Stop catering to everyone else except those who speak the official language because that was how they were raised. I have a multicultural family from a number of different countries (all naturalized) who have never complained that ballots were not in their native language.

By: Tabby

Tabby — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 01:08:04 +0000

@Reality Check–What you fail to realize sir is that Puerto Rico has no effect on the election of the President of the United States, which is not a Democracy but a Republic which I’m sure you didn’t know. See, I realize liberalism is a disease of the mind that ensures you have a belief system rooted in emotion, not fact. However, Puerto Rico holds no electoral votes so your comment is moot. I love how you yuppies think that because we live in the country, raise livestock, and enjoy a slower pace of life, that we’re stupid. No sir, we live this way so we can tell who good people are in this crazy world. I’m just grateful to have risen on the right side of the grass this morning.

By: Bewildered

Bewildered — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 01:02:09 +0000

I am a naturalized citizen and was required to prove that I spoke basic English before I was eligible to be sworn in. Stupid to print ballots in other languages. If non speaking people have no idea what a candidate stands for – how can they make an intelligent choice.