Civil rights advocates ask city of Dearborn for Arabic-language voting ballots
City released ballot applications in Arabic 2 weeks before August election
Updated:
July 19, 2021 7:48 pm
Civil Rights advocates ask Dearborn for voting ballots in Arabic
DEARBORN, Mich. – A new push is underway in the city of Dearborn which has the nation’s highest density of Arab Americans to have more voting information and ballots in Arabic language.
Advocates are calling for ballots in Arabic for voters who do not speak English.
“What we had to do last election, we actually had to bring volunteers to translate voter registration forms and to translate their ballots inside with them, so they did not have those services for us,” said Nada Al Hanooti, executive director of Emgage Michigan.
Dearborn needs Arabic-language election materials, Arab-American advocates say
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Arab Americans ask for Arabic language voting information and ballots
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Seven candidates file for Dearborn mayor; 18 for City Council; no challenger for City Clerk
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The race for Dearborn mayor has a crowded field as three more candidates announced over the past week they re running to lead the city.
The three who declared their candidacies in recent days are former Dearborn City Council President Tom Tafelski, 50, former Wayne County Commissioner and former state Rep. Gary Woronchak, 65, and financial adviser Jim Parrelly, 62.
The three new candidates are in addition to three others who declared their intentions to run over the past month: Dearborn City Council President Susan Dabaja, Dearborn School Board member Hussein Berry and state Rep. Abdullah Hammoud, D-Dearborn.
As of Wednesday morning, Berry, Woronchak and Tafelski had filed paperwork with the City Clerk s Office and paid the $100 filing fee to be put on the ballot for the August primary, City Clerk George Darany told the Free Press. Candidates have until April 20 to file to run for mayor.