FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Congressman Collins: No reason to create additional burdens on counties for bilingual ballots

Katy Summerlin
(202) 225-9893

January 20, 2016

Congressman Collins: No reason to create additional burdens on counties for bilingual ballots

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Doug Collins issued the following statement on the recent attempt to require availability of multilingual ballots in both in Gwinnett and Hall Counties.

“Requirements such as those proposed would unnecessarily burden counties that are already facing budget constraints. There is no reason to create a new burden on counties with an initiative that will have little impact for its citizens. Unreasonable demands by activist groups do not establish justification to change policies, especially when American citizens already have the right to bring translators with them to polling places.”

“I am a cosponsor of the English Language Unity Act, which would require that English be established as the official language of the United States. This bill is a critical step in recognizing that our language unites us as a country, and would help prevent money from being wasted on duplicative publication of materials in multiple languages, even if those materials are rarely used.”

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