Language problem confuses voters

KODIAK, Alaska -- Many Kodiak residents were a bit confused when they received election pamphlets urging them to "Bumoto!"

The pamphlets for four ballot initiatives being decided Aug. 26 weren't in English but in Tagalog, a language widely spoken in the Philippines. An apparent mix-up at the printers was discovered when a resident called Alaska's Division of Elections looking for an English version.

Division of Elections spokeswoman Shelly Grow-den expects pamphlets printed in English to be in voters' mailboxes sometime next week. Meanwhile, both English and Tagalog versions of the pamphlet are available on the division's Web site.