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Press release Voting Rights Advocates Secure Spanish-Language Voting Materials in Settlement of Case on Behalf of Puerto Rican Voters Living in Florida February 2, 2021 By ensuring that voters with limited English proficiency can access ballots, vote-by-mail requests, and other materials in Spanish, today’s settlement is one more positive step in the pursuit of a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy.”  GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Today, voting rights advocates entered into a 10-year agreement with 31 Florida county supervisors of elections to help ensure Spanish-dominant voters educated in Puerto Rico can vote effectively. The settlement is a result of the August 2018 lawsuit by civic engagement groups Faith in Florida, Hispanic Federation, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund, UnidosUS, and Vamos4PR, and individual  Marta Rivera Madera, a Puerto Rican, Spanish-speaking voter living in Alachua County.The plaintiffs are represented by LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Demos, SEIU and Altshuler

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