Section 4E of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 guarantees the right to register and vote to those with limited English, NBC reported. The act says the right to vote cannot be denied to those “who have completed the 6th grade in public school, such as those in Puerto Rico, where the predominant classroom language is a language other than English.”

After Hurricane Maria, more than 56,000 Puerto Ricans resettled in Florida, increasing the already substantial population of Spanish-speakers in the state.

“Denying anyone [the right to vote] is wholly unacceptable anywhere in our country, and that goes even more so for those who communities that have endured a long history of voter suppression – like Spanish-speaking Latinos and other people of color in the state of Florida,” said José Calderón, president of the Hispanic Federation, in a press release.

“We are particularly concerned about the right of Puerto Ricans who have settled in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria to vote in the language of their own preference. These recent arrivals to the state must be afforded every opportunity to exercise their right to vote on the mainland.”