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hRex
Frequent Contributor
‎11-11-2012 11:04 PM

Re: Oh good grief!

Before getting too carried away, I think that you need to verify that there is, in fact, a rule that these stickers aren't allowed. They were used in my county, and in a lot of others. In a nearby county, however, they weren't used and it was said that there was a state law against their use. I did a search for the topic and came up with nothing indicating a rule for or against 'I voted' stickers--anywhere.

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schnurrbart
Veteran Advisor
‎11-11-2012 11:57 PM

Re: Oh good grief!

The first thing I read on this was that some newspaper or tv station in NE said that it was "a federal mandate that Nebraska had to  offer them in English and Spanish".  That alone made me realize this is a joke.  Companies have made these stickers for years to sell to people and many election officials buy them to hand out.  However, stores that give discounts for products to people who display the stickers is illegal.  There are many pictures on the net of various "I Voted" stickers and none were in two languages. Someone got snookered!

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r3020
Senior Advisor
‎11-12-2012 06:33 AM

Re: Oh good grief!

@schnurrbart wrote:

The first thing I read on this was that some newspaper or tv station in NE said that it was "a federal mandate that Nebraska had to  offer them in English and Spanish".  That alone made me realize this is a joke.  Companies have made these stickers for years to sell to people and many election officials buy them to hand out.  However, stores that give discounts for products to people who display the stickers is illegal.  There are many pictures on the net of various "I Voted" stickers and none were in two languages. Someone got snookered!

Forget the stickers. Give out pizza and walmart gift cards.

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Nebrfarmr
Veteran Advisor
‎11-12-2012 10:08 AM

Re: Oh good grief!

My understanding, after digging as much as I could (there aren't a lot of details) is that if an area has a minority population (I assume they mean Hispanic) all 'official' paperwork, must be bilingual, according to some Federal rule or another.  They didn't give out the stickers, they say, because they were afraid that they could get in trouble, with that rule. 
The question now, is whether that was a legitimate reason, or if it was an excuse to conduct a publicity stunt.

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