OPINION:
With more than a month to go before the midterm elections on Nov. 3, I just received my mail-in ballot here in Maryland.
Other than actual candidate names, every word in English is duplicated in Spanish.
As I was born in the United States, I do not have firsthand knowledge, but I was under the impression that to become a U.S. citizen, one had to demonstrate proficiency in English.
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If that is the case, why is Spanish offered on a federal election ballot? It is my understanding that only U.S. citizens are authorized to vote in federal government elections.
Maryland is effectively a one-party state, owned and operated by Democrats. I suppose checks and balances go only as far as the Governor’s Mansion.
If we had a real two-party (or more) rule, the ballot would contain only English, and it would be one-half as long — really just five pages — and surely cheaper to mail.
Alas, only four non-Democrata (Spanish for Democratic) candidates are listed. All are federal positions.
This all probably seems normal here in good old, blue Maryland.
Bowie, Maryland
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