U.S. Alleges Voting Bias in Boston

By KEN MAGUIRE, Associated Press Writer

The federal government filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that the city's election division discriminates against Hispanic and Asian-American voters by not offering enough services for immigrants who do not speak English.

Because of its growing Hispanic population, Boston has been required since 1992 to provide all election materials in Spanish, but the lawsuit alleges the city's elections Web site and notices posted in polling places were only in English.

"Despite having had an unequivocal obligation â€â€