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RESOLUTION NO. 8733
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH REQUESTING THAT THE
FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1975 BE AMENDED
TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR BILINGUAL
VOTING MATERIALS
WHEREAS, the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1975
requires that all election material be printed bilingually;
and
WHEREAS, the problems created in implementing this
Act both logistically and financially are horrendous and
extremely impractical; and
WHEREAS, this Act is not being consistently enforced
within the fifty States of the United States due to different
legal requirements in each jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the State of California, the Counties of
California and the Cities of California do substantially more
in informing their voters than do most of the other States; and
WHEREAS, there is no way to guarantee that bilingual
voting materials will reach those who desire them without the
necessity of sending bilingual materials to all voters at
tremendous expense;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Newport
Beach hereby requests that amendments be made to the Voting
Rights Act so that it will be administered equally among the
fifty States, and the wording be changed to make the material
available upon request for those persons who wish minority
language voting materials, and that the Federal Government
reimburse the States, Counties and Cities for all costs incurred
by this legislation.
ADOPTED this 22nd
ATTEST-
City Cler `
day of March
1976.
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3/22/76