DELTONA -- Volusia County's Supervisor of Elections is being sued by a voter who says ballots should be available in Spanish for Puerto Rican citizens who do not speak English.
Crimilda Perez-Santiago filed a lawsuit with the help of a group known as Latino Justice out of New York.
The group said based on a 1965 law, Puerto Ricans were granted the right to vote in their native language since Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory.
However, Supervisor of Elections Ann McFall said even though her office provides literature in Spanish, she does not have to provide Spanish language ballots unless the minority group makes up more than 5 percent of the population.
"It has to be over 5 percent of the population in Volusia County who have English as a second language, or is non-English speaking," said McFall.
The county attorney considers the lawsuit frivolous and is calling for it to be dismissed.
Latino Justice said they will amend the lawsuit to include other Hispanic groups.
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