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Elections Board scraps plans to provide ballots in Spanish
Board rescinds April 2017 vote, which chairman called an ‘error’ and ‘negligent’
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Gala Sheats and Craig Lutz, both members of the Hall County Elections Board, speak to each other Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, during an Elections Board meeting discussing rescinding a 2017 vote to adopt bilingual ballots for county and state election. The decision to provide ballots in Spanish was rescinded by a 3-2 vote. - photo by David Barnes
Hall County reversed course Tuesday when the Hall County Elections Board voted to scrap plans to provide ballots in Spanish. Board members voted Tuesday to rescind an April vote to adopt the new ballots for county and state elections amid heavy opposition from those attending the meeting.