2:02 pm By Maegan La Mala · New York|US Presidential Race 2008
4 Nov 2008Westchester County, just north of NYC, sent out as many as 20,000 mailers with a “typo” on the Spanish version only, that election day is November 9th, not today.
“I think most people do know when Election Day is, but if you get an official letter from the Board of Elections that tells you another day, you might be confused,” said Grace Heymann, director of the Westchester Hispanic Coalition.
“I would especially worry about first-time voters,” she said. “We have been working hard to get out the vote, and we are getting some questions because of this letter.”
The mailing, about the availability of ballot marking devices used by disabled voters, was in English and Spanish. The English part was correct, but the Spanish section said Election Day was Nov. 9 instead of Nov. 4.
Via / Hispanic Tips, AP,
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