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Cathell, M. (2026, October 30). Minnesota has nearly 300 ‘language-minority districts’ where foreign speakers need help voting in midterm elections. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4785187/minnesota-language-minority-districts-voting-help-midterms/
Cathell, Mia. “Minnesota has nearly 300 ‘language-minority districts’ where foreign speakers need help voting in midterm elections.” Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4785187/minnesota-language-minority-districts-voting-help-midterms/.
Cathell, Mia. “Minnesota has nearly 300 ‘language-minority districts’ where foreign speakers need help voting in midterm elections.” Washington Examiner, October 30, 2026. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4785187/minnesota-language-minority-districts-voting-help-midterms/.
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As of October 2026, the Minnesota Secretary of State's office has designated 290 districts across the state as "language-minority" districts. This designation means that at least 3% of each district’s population lacks sufficient English skills to vote independently and requires special accommodations such as on-site interpreters during elections. Roughly one-fifth of Minnesota falls under these specially created voter zones, indicating a significant need for language assistance in the upcoming midterm elections.
Demographic data published by the Minnesota secretary of state’s office shows that the state has designated 290 such districts as “language-minority” and in need of special voting accommodations, such as on-site interpreters, because at least 3% of each district’s population “lack[s] sufficient skills in English to vote without assistance.”