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Alaska: federal court orders state to provide ballots in Yup'ik (with court doc)

The federal court in Alaska has entered an order requiring the State of Alaska to --

1. Provide mandatory poll worker training.
2. Hire a language assistance coordinator fluent in Yup段k.
3. Recruit bilingual poll workers or translators.
4. Provide sample ballots in written Yup段k.
5. Provide pre-election publicity in Yup段k.
6. Ensure the accuracy of translations.
7. Provide a Yup段k glossary of election terms.
8. Submit pre-election and post-election progress reports.

The order is attached. Thanks to Neil Bradley for sending this to me.

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