FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C.-- Spanish-speaking voters will have to use a translator to cast a ballot in North Carolina. There are no Spanish ballots printed in Spanish across the state, according to the State Board of Elections.

• North Carolina's State Board of Elections says there are not any Spanish ballots printed in the entire state.
• Those who don't speak English will need a translator at the polling locations in NC.
• The State Board of Elections predicts there may be Spanish language ballots in some counties soon, perhaps in the next few years.

"We speak a different language but that doesn't mean we can't vote,” said Winston-Salem resident Romeo Ramirez.

Spanish-speaking voters cannot cast a ballot in their first language here in North Carolina. It's a fix Ramirez says would be simple.  

"Y'all can print it in Spanish. It's not a big problem. So I don't know how that's fair,” Ramirez explained. “Because half of my family doesn't speak English."

North Carolina's State Board of Elections says there are not any Spanish ballots printed in the entire state.

"We do not yet meet the threshold required under the Voting Rights Act to supply Spanish language ballots,” said Patrick Gannon with the State Board of Elections.

What he means is the census does not show any county in North Carolina has at least five-percent of voting age adults speaking Spanish -- enough to warrant a separate ballot.

"We provide voter registration forms in Spanish. We provide absentee ballot request forms in Spanish. We provide other documents in Spanish,” Gannon explained.

Those who don't speak English will need a translator at the polling locations in Forsyth County, because there won't be an opportunity to vote in Spanish. Spectrum News reached out to Forsyth County’s Board of Elections. A spokesperson confirmed there were no Spanish ballots in the county, but declined an on-camera interview.

"Probably because they don't want us voting or something like that,” Ramirez said.

"We encourage them to seek out a poll worker and ask the poll worker any questions. The poll workers are there to help them,” Gannon said.

Voters like Josefina Hernandez in Winston-Salem want a change.

"I would like there to be paperwork in Spanish because the Spanish speaking community is growing,” Hernandez said.

Other minority voters tell Spectrum News this could discourage the Spanish-speaking voters from casting a ballot.

“I think that's quite unfair,” said Kernersville voter Nicole Elliott. "Simply because if they feel like we -- as a country, as a state, as an area -- are not providing an opportunity for them to vote in a language that is their first language, that can be discouraging for them."

The State Board of Elections predicts there may be Spanish language ballots in some counties soon, perhaps in the next few years.

Numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show 7.4 percent of North Carolinians speak Spanish at home, compared to about 13 percent nationwide.