Complaint Filed Over Voting Signs in Avery County, N.C.

Christopher Rhoads reports on Election Day in Avery County, N.C. Something wasn’t right with Spanish-language voting instructions posted in voting booths in Avery County, N.C., a solidly Republican area in the Appalachian mountains that was the focus of a recent Wall Street Journal article . A Spanish-language instructor at a local college noticed that the voting instructions in Spanish were different from the ones in English. The Spanish version told voters to mark an “X” next to the selected candidate. The English-language version asked voters to fill out entirely the oval next to the chosen candidate, and says an “X” will not record a vote, said Rachel Chrane , the Spanish instructor at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C. Chrane said she contacted the North Carolina Board of Elections, which confirmed these weren’t the instructions provided by the state. She then filed a formal complaint with the Avery County board of elections, she said.  ... (link)