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ARMENIAN MAY BE ADDED TO OFFICIAL TRANSLATION LIST FOR L.A. ELECTION BALLOTS
armradio.am
26.04.2012 17:48
The Los Angeles city council may soon consider including the Armenian
language in election ballots in order to service the nearly 30,000
registered voters of Armenian descent in L.A, Southern California
Public Radio reports.
Paul Krekorian, the first Armenian-American on the L.A. City Council,
submitted the motion along with Council President Herb Wesson. The
move was made now to coincide with this week's anniversary of the
Armenian genocide.
They're asking for the city's election materials and ballots to be
translated into Armenian in time for the 2013 elections.
The city of Glendale, which has a proportionately larger Armenian
population, already does this.
In accordance with the Voting Rights Act, ballots are already being
translated into six languages - Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean,
Chinese and Japanese. Based on Census numbers revealed last year,
Hindi and Thai will soon be added to that list.
armradio.am
26.04.2012 17:48
The Los Angeles city council may soon consider including the Armenian
language in election ballots in order to service the nearly 30,000
registered voters of Armenian descent in L.A, Southern California
Public Radio reports.
Paul Krekorian, the first Armenian-American on the L.A. City Council,
submitted the motion along with Council President Herb Wesson. The
move was made now to coincide with this week's anniversary of the
Armenian genocide.
They're asking for the city's election materials and ballots to be
translated into Armenian in time for the 2013 elections.
The city of Glendale, which has a proportionately larger Armenian
population, already does this.
In accordance with the Voting Rights Act, ballots are already being
translated into six languages - Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean,
Chinese and Japanese. Based on Census numbers revealed last year,
Hindi and Thai will soon be added to that list.