Do other countries have multi-lingual ballots?
2006-10-21 05:24:30 · 15 answers · asked by locksniffer 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Yea right, Kim Jong ILL ,and Castro,And Chavez put out bi-linguaul .Last I heard those ellections were more rigged than Florida's.Ha.
2006-10-21 05:41:19 · update #1
Yea right, Kim Jong ILL ,and Castro,And Chavez put out bi-linguaul .Last I heard those ellections were more rigged than Florida's.Ha.Considering they only have 1 live competitor.
2006-10-21 05:42:26 · update #2
We should put a stop to printing ballots in other languages. FORCE THEM TO LEARN ENGLISH----they will if they want to assimilate into our culture. All this bullcrap is a result of these stooopid bleeding heart leftwing liberal demoslime nonsense!!!
2006-10-21 05:29:19 · answer #1 · answered by zoomat4580 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lots of countries have multi lingual ballots. You could say there's a purpose and reasonable effort is made to allow all citizens the ability to understand the election process. However more often the result is from politicians trying to "buy" votes.
The Democrats and Republicans are both guilty of running to the middle so much and placated so many people with money, that there's not a thin dime's difference in their overall performance.
I applaud you if you are able to get more people to vote in the first place which will help diminish the power politicians have of buying groups' support with campaign promises.
For me, I vote third party only. You have more choices than you are led to believe. To see ALL of the ballot choices in your district, go to Project Vote Smart. http://www.vote-smart.org. Good luck to you! (my choice - http://www.lp.org)
2006-10-21 05:33:19 · answer #2 · answered by michaelbellman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this country, election ballots are printed in almost major language, including Braille. You may simply be discovering the fact that has hit all around the world in the past: We are an ever-mobile, ever-more-multicultural society.
Other countries do indeed print ballots in seveal languages. The USA has always been a country of immigrants, slowly naturalized over time. It's one of the factors that makes that country wonderful - you should celebrate it's diversity instead of mourn it: Innovation is borne of different perspectives. In countries where similarity is enforced to a greater degree, the type of thinking that occurs "outside the box" is reduced.
Spanish-speaking peoples are the largest-growing segment of the population. This may distress you, but it really is a great aspect of how this country reflects the changing tides of the world. In countries like France, they enforce language much more adamantly, and it is costly (would you pay taxes for a Department of Language?) and eventually, fruitless.
2006-10-21 05:43:29 · answer #3 · answered by WickedSmaht 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm most of the rest of the world ballots are in multi-languages:
In Asia, China, India, and Africa because there are many regional languages spoken within a country.
In some Latin American countries because of indian languages
In Canada (French and English)
In Europe because in every European country there are regional languages and dialects.
So basically, Americans are just full of it when it comes to being mad about a stupid biliingual ballot. Just read the English part and stop whining!! They exist in most other countries of the world.
2006-10-21 05:34:06 · answer #4 · answered by LaSonder D 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
exciting that a Bush re-election marketing campaign member develop into the top of the Florida elections board - no conflict of interest there, appropriate? If the "Dims" had allowed each and all of the ballots to be stated in the full state of Florida, Al Gore could have won the state... besides to the 5 hundred,000 extra votes that he have been given. BTW: have you ever observed that 70% of the country needs Bush OUT?
2016-12-08 18:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In other countries you're expected to read and understand the language instead of having everybody spend millions to cater to your "special" need!
Just an honest opinion.
2006-10-21 05:29:22 · answer #6 · answered by gittit 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We are in the USA -- the cultural melting pot of the world. Of course we have multi-lingual ballots. Do you want people who might not fully understand English yet to vote for something they don't understand?
2006-10-21 05:28:04 · answer #7 · answered by dorifto 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In NM the ballots must be in Spanish, Navajo and English. Bunch of BS if you ask me!!!
2006-10-21 05:32:43 · answer #8 · answered by bobemac 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea since you are supposed to learn English to become a citizen.
2006-10-21 16:57:56 · answer #9 · answered by taurushead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey, we've got 'em here in Texas as well. Just like you have to keep the Cubans happy, we have to keep the greasers happy here. Enough already!!!!!
2006-10-21 11:40:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋