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Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi zonke izakhamuzi ezifanelekayo zingafaka ibhodi ngaphandle kokuvinjelwa kuyisisekelo sokuhlanganyela kwentando yeningi. Imingcele yezilimi ezindaweni ezicushwe ngezilimi eziningi ilokhu ingenye yezithiyo eziphikelelayo zokufakwa kokhetho oluphelele. Abaqondisi abangalwazi kahle ulimi oluvamile ngokuvamile babhekana nokudideka, ukwesatshiswa, noma ukudideka okusobala lapho bekhipha inqubo yokuvota ebonakala ilula. Ukukhuluma ngalemingcele akuyona nje indaba yokuzivumela; kuyisidingo esingokomthetho nesokuziphatha ukusekela isimiso somuntu oyedwa, ivoti eyodwa.

Lesi sihloko sinikeza izinhlelo ezibanzi zabaqondisi bokhetho, izinhlangano zomphakathi, nabenzi bezimiso zokubona, ukuqonda, nokunqoba izithiyo zolimi. Ngokwandisa izinselele, izimvume ezingokomthetho, amasu avunyiwe, namakhambi ezobuchwepheshe, sibala indlela izindawo zokuvota ezingatholakala ngayo ngempela kubo bonke abavoti, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bakhuluma ulimi olunjani.

Isimiso Esingokomthetho Sokusakaza Izincwadi Eziningi

Emazweni amaningi, ikakhulukazi i-United States, ukutholakala kolimi okhethweni kuvikelwe umthetho. Ingxenye 203 yoMthetho weVoting Rights igunyaza ukuba ama-oversity anikeze izinto zokuvota ezifundeka ngokuphindiwe kanye nosizo lomlomo lapho ingxenye enkulu yabantu abavotayo ilinganiselwe ekwazini i-Ngilandi (LEP) futhi inezinga eliphansi lokufunda. Umthetho uhlanganisa izilimi ezinjengeSpanishi, isiShayina, isiFilipino, isiVietnamese, isiKorea, isiNavajo nezinye, kuye ngokuthi inani lamazwe akhona. Ujurisciactiveary kumelwe anikeze iziyalezo, iziyalezo zokuvota, izimpawu zezilimi ezisodwa, futhi kumelwe unikeze usizo lwezilimi ezingeni zokuhlola.

Ngaphandle kwezimfuneko zikahulumeni, amazwe amaningi nezindawo ziye zamisa izinqubo zazo zolimi. Ngokwesibonelo, iCalifornia idinga izikhundla ezikhuluma izilimi eziningi ezisezindaweni lapho ulimi olumbalwa ludlula khona umnyango othile. Ukuqonda izibopho ezingokomthetho kuyisinyathelo sokuqala ekuklameni icebo lokuvota eliphumelelayo ngezilimi eziningi. Ukuhluleka ukuhambisana naso kungaphumela ezinkingeni ezingokomthetho, ukucutha umvoti, nokulimaza ukwethemba umphakathi.

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Izinselele Eziyinhloko Ezindaweni Ezingcoliswa Abantu Ngezilimi Eziningi

Imingcele yolimi ebonakala ngezindlela eziningana ezihlangene. Ukuhunyushwa okungasho lutho kombhalo webhola kuyaqabukela kwanele.

1. Ukuhumusha Kunembile Futhi Kungokwesiko

Izinguqulo ezingokoqobo zingaguqula incazelo, ikakhulukazi amagama okhetho angokomthetho noma obuchwepheshe. Ngokwesibonelo, amagama anjenge- “collet yenhlangano,”“ i-ID,” noma “affidavit” kungenzeka ukuthi azinazo izincazelo eziqondile kwezinye izilimi. Abahumushi kumelwe baqeqeshelwe amagama okhetho nokuqaphela izigodi zezifunda nezindawo ezingokomlando. Izinguqulo ezinembile zingaholela abavoti ekwenzeni amaphutha, ukugxuma, noma ukuphonsa amabhola angafanele.

Ukungakwazi ukufunda nokubhala nokusebenzisa izinsimbi ezingasebenzi

Abanye abavota abakhuluma ulimi ngokushelelayo bangase bangafundi noma babhale ngalolo limi. Izinto zokuphrinta kuphela azisebenzi kulabantu. Ama-collet omsindo, iziyalezo zevidiyo, kanye nosizo lomlomo lwe-person luba olugxekayo. Izisebenzi ezixhaphazayo kumelwe ziqeqeshelwe ukuhlukanisa nokusiza abavoti abangaqediyo ngaphandle kokuhlazeka.

3. Ukulinganisela Ukusebenza Kwabantu Nezisebenzi Zokusakaza Impova

Ukuhlanganisa futhi ukulondoloza izisebenzi zokuvota ezililimi ezimbili eziyinselele engapheli. Amazwe amaningi alwela ukuhlanganisa zonke izidingo zolimi, ikakhulukazi ezilimini ezivamile noma phakathi nokhetho oluvamile. Ngaphandle kwezisebenzi ezanele eziqeqeshiwe, abavoti bangabhekana nokulindela usizo isikhathi eside noma bathole usizo olungafanele.

4. Uphawu Nokufica

Izindawo zokungcolisa zivame ukuba nokubukeka okuyinkimbinkimbi. Izimpawu ziqondisa abavoti ukuba bahlole amatafula, amadokodo, kanye namabhokisi okulahla kumelwe kube yizilimi eziningi. Ukusebenzisa izimpawu zendawo yonke (izikhombo ezibonisa ukuthi “indawo yokungcolisa,”“ kuqala lapha”) okuthasiswe izilimi ezivamile kungathuthukisa ukugeleza. Nokho, ukusayinwa okukhulu ngezilimi eziningi kudala imfucumfucu nokudideka.

5. Izithiyo Zobuchwepheshe

Imishini yokuvota ye-electal ingaba nesisekelo esilinganiselwe solimi olungaphezu kwezilimi ezimbalwa eziyinhloko. Izisebenzi ezivotayo kumelwe zikwazi ukushintsha izimpawu zolimi, futhi abavoti badinga iziyalezo ezicacile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amatheku okuvota e-inthanethi nezindlela zokubhalisa i-electal zesicelo ezingekho zinikeza izindlela eziqinile zolimi, zidala izithiyo ngaphambi kokuba umvoti afike ngisho nalapho evota khona.

[[NTL:0] I-External insure:[ Ingqungquthela yesizwe ye-Genestislatures (NCSL) yolimi inikeza ulwazi lwezwe-olwasemthethweni wemithetho yokukhetha ezizweni eziningi.

Izindlela Zokunqoba Izithiyo Zolimi

Amakhambi aphumelelayo ahlanganisa ukulungiselela, ukuqeqesha, nokusekela okusemhlabathini. Amasu alandelayo aboniswe ukunciphisa izinkinga zolimi ezihlobene nolimi futhi andise ukuqiniseka kovoti.

1. Enza Izinhlamvu Nezinto Eziningi Ezisetshenziswa Ngezilimi

Amabhola amele ahunyushwe wonke, hhayi iziyalezo noma izinombolo eziyisampula. Zonke izinhlanga, iziphakamiso, namagama okuhlotshaniswa kufanele zivele ezilimini ezifingqiwe. Sebenzisa ukuma okungaguquguquki futhi ugweme izifinye ezingase zihunyushwe kahle. Usakaza amabhola amancane ngezilimi eziningi ngeposi, nge-inthanethi ye-inthanethi, kanye nezikhungo zomphakathi ngaphambi kokuba umvoti we-Ecomtion Day aqale ahlole futhi acwaninge.

Izisebenzi Ezisebenza Ngokuphazima Kweso, Izitimela Nezinhlansi Ezingalawuleki

Izisebenzi zokuvota zisebenza njengohlu lokuqala losizo. Imizamo yokuzifaka ekutholeni kufanele idonse izinhlangano zomphakathi, imithombo yezindaba, nezikole zolimi. Ukuqeqesha kumelwe kuhlanganise izinqubo zokukhetha, imfihlo, ukuzwela kwempucuko, nendlela yokusingatha incazelo yomlomo endaweni. Yabela izisebenzi ezinezigaba ezimbili ezisebenza ngokuphindiwe lapho zingabonakala kalula khona (ngokwesibonelo, ngamabheji olimi noma izinkinobho ezibonisa ukuthi zikhuluma ziphi izilimi.

Cabangela ukumiswa “kweqembu elisekela ulimi” elihamba phakathi kwezindawo ukubheka izicelo. Leli qembu lingatholakala ngocingo ukuze lichaze isikhathi sangempela uma kufinyelelwa i-ocet.

3. Nikeza Usizo Lolimi Nencazelo Ekude

Izinkonzo zokuchaza ucingo zinganezela kusizo lwe-person. Abavoter bangabiza i-atline enikezelwe ukuze bezwe izincazelo ze-collet ngolimi lwabo noma bakhulume nomtolili. Ezinye izifundazwe zisebenzisa ukuchaza i-video ekude (VRI) ukuze zinikeze incazelo yolimi lwezandla noma ukuxhumana kobuso. Kuqinisekisiwe ukuthi izisebenzi zokuhlola indawo ziyakwazi ukufinyelela inombolo eshisayo nenocingo noma isitabheti esingekho sici esinikezelwe kulenjongo.

4. Sebenzisa Imithombo Yengculaza Ebonakalayo, Izibonakaliso, Nezinombolo

Iziyalezo zokubukeka zidlulela ngalé kolimi. Sebenzisa amaphawu acacile okuthi “gcwalisa i-oval,”“ibhola lomshini wokuvota ngaphakathi kwe-scanner,” ne-“buza usizo.” Isampula eliqediwe ngolimi ngalunye lingasebenza njengesibonelo. Izimpawu ezivamile zingabonisa futhi ukuthi ungatholaphi usizo lolimi. I-International Association of Public Protitionion (IAP2) iveze imifanekiso ehlela izinqubo zokuvota ezisebenza emasikweni.

5. Zihlanganyeleni Izinhlangano Zomphakathi Ukuze Zithole Intuthuko Nemfundo

Izinhlangano ezisekelwe emphakathini (CBOs) ziyimithombo ethembekile yokwaziswa kwenani labantu abakha i-LEP. Umngane wabo ukuba aqhube amashabhu emfundo yangaphambi kokukhetha, asakaza izinto ezibhalwe ngezilimi eziningi, futhi athole izisebenzi zokuzithandela. I-CBOS ingasiza futhi ekuboneni izincazelo zezinguqulo ezisemthethweni ezilahlekayo. Cabangela ukubanikeza ithuba lokuqhuba usizo olungekho kwezesigaba sokuvota phakathi kwezindawo zokuvota (zingaphansi kwemithetho yendawo).

6. Ukwenza Imisebenzi Yenze Ibe Lula

Izinqubo eziyinkimbinkimbi, njengokuvota okulungiselelwe, ukusayina, kanye nezimfuneko ze-ID zovota, kunzima kakhulu ukuchaza ezilimini zonke. Uma kungenzeka, izinqubo zokuhamba ezilandelanayo zokunciphisa umthwalo ngencazelo. Sicela kucace, i-starts ezihamba ngezinyawo ngezilimi eziningi esiteshini ngasinye.

I-External i-[ I-National Association of Latino Edefied and statives (NALEO) Fund yokufundisa inyathelise iziqondisi zokufaka isivoti se-Latino futhi ingasebenza njengesibonelo samaqembu ezinye izilimi.

Ukugcwalisa Icebo Eliningi Elihlanganisa Izilimi

Ukusungula icebo akuwona umsebenzi wesikhathi esisodwa; kumelwe kubukezwe futhi kuvuselelwe umjikelezo ngamunye wokhetho. Izinyathelo ezilandelayo zinikeza imephu yomgwaqo.

Khuthaza Isayensi Yezibalo Zezilimi

Sebenzisa ukwaziswa kokubala, amarekhodi okuvota kukahulumeni, nokuhlolwa komphakathi ukuze ubone ukuthi yiziphi izilimi ezikhulunywayo nokuthi zingamaphi amazinga ekhono lesiNgisi. Ukunquma ukuthi izakhamuzi ze-LEP zimiphi ezindaweni eziningi. Lokhu kuhlola kufanele kuvuselelwe njalo ngemva kweminyaka emihlanu kuya kweyishumi, noma uma kwenzeka inguquko enkulu yenani labantu.

2. Yanelisa Imicebo Eyanele

Ukuhumusha, ukunyathelisa, izinkonzo zokuchaza, nokuqeqesha izinkampani zokuvota konke kunezindleko. Izinto zohlelo lokuhlela kumelwe zihlanganise izitifiketi zabahumushi, ukufundwa kwezincwadi, ukuhlola izinto, nezinkonzo zokuchaza isisekelo. Izindawo eziningi ziyazithatha kalula lezizindleko; icebo eliqinile lidinga uhlu olunikezelwe kuhulumeni wokhetho.

3. Bambisane Nezinkonzo Zokuhumusha Ezingochwepheshe Nabaphathi Bomphakathi

Unganciki kubahumushi bokuzithandela bodwa. Abashushumbisi abangochwepheshe abanolwazi ngolimi olungokomthetho nokhetho. Bese wenza ukuba izinguqulo zibukezwe amalungu omphakathi akhuluma ngesizwe ajwayelene nezindlela zezombangazwe nokhetho. Le nqubo enezitebhisi ezimbili ithuthukisa ukunemba nokufaneleka kwamasiko.

4. Umklamo Wendawo Yokusekela Ulimi

Yenza ishadi lokusekela ukuhlola ngalinye. Ukunquma i-Language Access Coordinator (LAC) enomthwalo wokulawula izicelo zokuchaza, ukusakaza izinto, nokuxazulula izindaba. Thumela uphawu olucacile ngezilimi eziningi oluqondisa abavoti kuyi-LAC. Qinisekisa ukuthi zonke izisebenzi zokuvota ziyayazi indlela yokuxhumana ne-LAC kanye ne-firline.

5. Qeqesha Izisebenzi Ezikhiqiza Izimiso Zokusiza Ngolimi

Ukuqeqesha kufanele kuhlanganise nezimo: Kuthiwani uma umvoti ekhuluma ulimi olungahlanganisiwe ngezinto ezibhaliwe? Kufanele umvoti aphathe kanjani umvoti ongakwazi ukufunda ivoti? Indlela yokusebenzisa inkonzo yokuchaza ucingo? Ukugcizelela ukungathathi hlangothi, ukubekezela, nenhlonipho. Hlanganisa isiqephu ngokukhetha okusobala nokubaluleka kokungagodli ngomuntu ovotayo ngokufunda noma ngolimi aluthandayo.

6. Ukutholakala Kolimi Ngosuku Lokukhetha

Izingqapheli ezikhishwa ehhovisi lokhetho kanye nabantu abasebenza nomphakathi ukuze zihlole ukuthi izinto zokhetho zikhonjiwe, izisebenzi ezikhuluma izilimi ezimbili zikhona, futhi kunikezwa nencazelo. Ukuhlola kokuziphatha kwangemva kokhetho lwe-LEP ukuze kuhlolwe ukwaneliseka nokuthola amagebe. Sebenzisa lesi sinqumo ukuthuthukisa icebo lokhetho olulandelayo.

Indima Yobuchwepheshe Ekuvimbeleni Amagebe Olimi

Ubuchwepheshe bungandisa kodwa bungathatheli indawo usizo lwabantu. Amathuluzi amaningana abalulekile.

1. Imishini Yezobuchwepheshe Esetshenziswa Ngezilimi Ezihlukahlukene

Imishini eminingi yokuvota yanamuhla ivumela umvoti ukuba akhethe ulimi lwakhe ekuqaleni kwesimiso. Lemishini ingaveza lonke ivoti ngalololimi, kuhlanganise nomsindo wabavoti abakhubazekile. Imishini ye-Juriscictus kumelwe ihlole imishini ngokunembe ukuboniswa kwezinguqulo futhi ukushintshwa kolimi akubangele amaphutha ezimisweni.

Ukusetshenziswa Kwemishini Yokwaziswa

Izinhlelo zokukhetha ezingokomthetho zinganikeza isiteji sokuhlola, ama-colot alandelanayo, kanye nendawo yokuhlola amabalazwe ngezilimi eziningi. Izaziso zokucindezela zingakhumbuza abavoti ukuba balethe i-ID edingekayo futhi zingahlanganisa iziyalezo eziqondene nolimi. Nokho, ukuthembela kuma-apps kuthatha ukutholakala kocingo kanye nokufundwa kwamanani, okungase kungabi okomhlaba wonke phakathi kwemiphakathi ye-LEP.

3. Ukuhumusha Nge - Internet Amabhokisi Nezinti Ezinhlansi

Amahhovisi okukhetha angashicilela izinketho zamagama okuvota avamile ahunyushelwe ezilimini eziningi. Abavoli bangathola lemithombo ngaphambi nangangoSuku Lokhetho. I-EAC inikeza i-lapdate display ekwazi ukukopisha ebizwa ngokuthi “Isiqondiso Solimi Olulahliweyo Kukhetho” ngezilimi eziningi.

Ama-header okuhumusha wesikhathi sangempela

Ezinye izinhlelo zomshayeli zinikeze ama-headet omsakazo avumela abavoti ukuba bezwe umhumushi ophilayo lapho behamba endaweni yokuvota. Lokhu kungaba usizo kakhulu kubavoti ababonayo abakhetha ukulalela ukufunda. Amakhambi anjalo adinga ukutshala imali ephawulekayo kodwa anganciphisa kakhulu ukudideka.

[ I-Exter ascheme:[ [[FLT]] I-EAC’S Voter Access and Active Report ihlanganisa ukuhlola kwezesayensi yokusetshenziswa kolimi.

Ukuhlola Indaba: Izifundo Ezitholakala Ezimisweni Eziphumelelayo

Imibuso eminingi iye yaphumelela ngokuphawulekayo ekuvoteni ngezilimi eziningi.

ISan Francisco, eCalifornia

ISan Francisco ilungiselela amavoloti nezinto zokwakha ngesiNgisi, iSpanishi, isiShayina, isiFilipino, nesiRashiya. UMnyango Wezinqumo wedolobha usebenza ne-somtunjane Language Advisory Committee ukuze ibukeze izinguqulo. Izisebenzi zokuvota zangaphakathi zibuthwa ngomkhankaso ohlanganisa imithombo yezindaba yobuzwe. Ngo-2020, leli dolobha lasungula uhlelo “lweSizwe saseHero” lokuqeqeshela nokuthumela amakhulukhulu amavolontiya afunda ngezilimi ezimbili.

Cook County, e - Illinois

Ihlanganisa iChicago nezindawo ezihlala abantu, iCook County inikeza amavoloti ngesiNgisi, iSpanishi, isiShayina, isiHindi, isiKorea, isiTagalog, kanye nezinye. Isifundazwe sisebenzisa ulimi oluphakathi olusekela ukushisa oluxhumanisa abavoti nezichaza ngezilimi ezingaphezu kwekhulu elingu- 150. Izindawo zomphakathi zokuhlela zihlala ezindaweni ezinamazinga aphakeme e-LEP.

King County, eWashington

IKing County ifaka imali eningi ekuhumusheni nasekuthatheni i-practip. Iwebhusayithi yabo yokhetho ihunyushelwa ezililimini ezingu-9, futhi amavidiyo aphathelene nenqubo yokuvota abekwa ngezansi. Isifundazwe sisebenzisa i-accounting yolimi oluphelele eqeqesha izisebenzi zokuhlola nokuqondisa izinga lokuhumusha. Ukuhlola kwe-past - coption kubonisa ukwaneliseka okukhulu phakathi kwabavoti be-LEP.

Isiphetho: Ukwakha Intando Yeningi Ehlanganisa Abantu Bonke Ngempela

Imingcele yolimi akufanele nanini ibe yisizathu esihlulekile ukuvota. Ngokuhlanganisa ukuvumelana ngokomthetho, ukubambisana komphakathi, ukuqeqeshwa okuphelele, nokusetshenziswa ngokuhlakanipha kobuchwepheshe, iziphathimandla zokhetho zingakha izindawo lapho wonke umvoti ezizwa eqiniseka futhi ehlonishwa. Amasu achazwe lapha awakhombanga ngokuphelele, kodwa akha isisekelo esiqinile sokuthatha isinyathelo.

Izikhulu zenkonganiso kumelwe zibheke ukufinyelela ulimi hhayi njengezindleko kodwa njengokutshala inzuzo esemthethweni wentando yeningi. Uma bonke abavoti bengahlanganyela ekulinganiseni, imiphumela yokhetho ibonisa kangcono intando yawo wonke umphakathi. Sikhuthaza zonke izinhlelo zokuhlola amalungiselelo olimi lwayo lwamanje, ukuzihlanganisa nemiphakathi ye-LEP, futhi bazibophe ekuthuthukiseni ngokuqhubekayo. Ukuvota akuwona umsebenzi wesikhathi esisodwa; kuyisithembiso esiqhubekayo.

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