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By Chatham News & Record staff

Hispanic Liaison offering interpretation, assistance to Spanish-speaking voters

SILER CITY — Chatham County primary voters who need or prefer assistance in Spanish or Portuguese during the early voting period or on Election Day can seek help from the Hispanic Liaison.

The Liaison began offering Spanish and Portuguese interpretation to Chatham voters on the first day of early voting, April 28. To request help for themselves or on behalf of others, residents can call the Liaison’s office at 919-742-1448 to schedule an appointment for voting help. Residents may also bring their own interpreters or assistants to the polls.

The Liaison has also created a Facebook event page offering basic election information in English and Spanish at bit.ly/3N4GbDs. According to the Liaison’s executive director, Ilana Dubester, the organization plans to offer more services for the November general elections once they bring in an advocacy program associate.

“We do generally organize more for the general elections than the primaries, but we do let people know that they’re happening and where to go and that they can call for help with the ballots, stuff like that,” Dubester said. “When I have an advocacy person, there’s more chance of that, but I’m just going to be able to do what I’m able to do, and it’s not going to be a whole lot for the primaries.”