Several Democratic presidential candidates' Spanish-language websites aimed at Latino voters contain typos or grammatical errors, according to an analysis by Politico.

The analysis found that the errors suggested the use of a translation service, such as Google Translate, rather than a fluent human speaker. For example, Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy KlobucharSocial media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates MORE’s (D-Minn.) site uses a masculine adjective in reference to her mother, Politico reported. Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro Julian CastroSanders says Democrats should have given more speaking time to progressives Castro says DNC should have put more Latino speakers on stage from beginning Jill Biden defends husband's cognitive ability from Trump attacks: 'It's ridiculous' MORE’s website refers to “América,” which in Spanish refers to the whole American continent.

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The publication also found several candidates did not have any Spanish-language site, including South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Hillicon Valley: FBI, DHS warn that foreign hackers will likely spread disinformation around election results | Social media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day | Trump to meet with Republican state officials on tech liability shield Facebook takes down Chinese network targeting Philippines, Southeast Asia and the US MORE; former Rep. John Delaney John DelaneyCoronavirus Report: The Hill's Steve Clemons interviews Rep. Rodney Davis Eurasia Group founder Ian Bremmer says Trump right on China but wrong on WHO; CDC issues new guidance for large gatherings The Hill's Coronavirus Report: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says country needs to rethink what 'policing' means; US cases surpass 2 million with no end to pandemic in sight MORE (D-Md.); and businessman Andrew Yang Andrew YangDoctor who allegedly assaulted Evelyn Yang arrested on federal charges The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden weighs in on police shootings | Who's moderating the debates | Trump trails in post-convention polls Buttigieg launches his own podcast MORE. Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Bernie Sanders warns of 'nightmare scenario' if Trump refuses election results Harris joins women's voter mobilization event also featuring Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda MORE (I-Vt.) and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) only translated their campaign sites’ landing pages to Spanish.

Sen. Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerBipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death DHS opens probe into allegations at Georgia ICE facility Democratic lawmakers call for an investigation into allegations of medical neglect at Georgia ICE facility MORE (D-N.J.) and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Tulsi GabbardRepublicans call on DOJ to investigate Netflix over 'Cuties' film Hispanic Caucus campaign arm endorses slate of non-Hispanic candidates Gabbard says she 'was not invited to participate in any way' in Democratic convention MORE (D-Hawaii), meanwhile, had only minor typographical errors on their sites, according to the publication.

Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice First presidential debate to cover coronavirus, Supreme Court Harris joins women's voter mobilization event also featuring Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda MORE’s (D-Calif.) website misuses the verb “gastar,” resulting in the claim that Harris has “wasted” her life in defense of democracy, as first observed in January by former congressional staffer Frederick Velez III, who said the errors suggest insufficient commitment to Latino voters.

“As Latinos we have to DEMAND that these things not happen, that they put the same care into their Spanish website as they do for their English version,” Velez tweeted in January.

As Latinos we have to DEMAND that these things not happen, that they put the same care into their Spanish website as they do for their English version. It took me one visit to the website see the error, how hard can it really be to hire Latinos?!? We are everywhere! — Frederick Velez III (@frederickvIII) January 21, 2019

The publication also notes, however, that the Spanish on Harris’ site has since improved, and the grammatical error was corrected after Velez pointed it out. The grammar on Harris’ site has since improved, according to Politico, and she provided real-time translation at a March 1 town hall in Nevada.

“It's the front door to the campaign. And it's indicative,” Lisa Navarrete, an adviser at Latino advocacy organization UnidosUS, told Politico. “If you're not investing in this … it will indicate to us that perhaps you're not taking the other parts of reaching out to the community as seriously.”

The Hill has reached out to each of the candidates for comment.