An Inclusive Litany

9/14/96

To comply with federal election regulations, California's Yuba county is preparing to spend $12,000 in November on Spanish-language election materials that nobody will use. The county has already spent $17,411 during the March primaries, even though, according to Yuba County registrar of voters Frances Fairey, "In my 16 years on this job I have received only one request for Spanish literature from any of my constituents."