Bethel's Yup'ik voters to get more assistance

[Linda Lanz]

BETHEL'S YUP'IK VOTERS TO GET MORE ASSISTANCE
RULING: Judge orders elections officials to help with translations.

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A federal judge has ordered state election officials to provide more Yup'ik language assistance to voters in Bethel.

The order, by U.S. District Judge Timothy Burgess, applies to state-run elections through the November general election and is a temporary order until a court case about Yup'ik voting in Bethel is resolved.

full story here: http://www.adn.com/rural/story/481145.html
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