
New York City offers ballots in Bengali for the upcoming US presidential elections. This decision stems from a 2013 lawsuit settlement, aims to improve voter participation within the city’s substantial Bengali-speaking South Asian community. Bengali joins Chinese, Spanish, and Korean as the only languages other than English available on ballots.
New York City offers ballots in Bengali for the upcoming US presidential elections. This decision stems from a 2013 lawsuit settlement, aims to improve voter participation within the city’s substantial Bengali-speaking South Asian community. Bengali joins Chinese, Spanish, and Korean as the only languages other than English available on ballots. New York City offers ballots in Bengali for the upcoming US presidential elections. This decision stems from a 2013 lawsuit settlement, aims to improve voter participation within the city’s substantial Bengali-speaking South Asian community. Bengali joins Chinese, Spanish, and Korean as the only languages other than English available on ballots. Read More