Is this subjunctive?

In Spanish, (which has a clearly defined subjunctive,) the verb "to be" would always take the indicative in that context as it is merely a description

Bokeh,
Actually, it would be the same as in English; it's a case of a  requirement:  that ballots be printed, not that they are printed.  The translation will have something like:  ... que las papeletas se impriman ... (subjunctive).  The verb to be would not likely occur in the Spanish version, but if it did, it would be the subjunctive sean:  que ... sean impresas.  Being located in a descriptive phrase has nothing to do with it.
But, as you correctly say, this is not the place to discuss Spanish, so all I can suggest is that you ask this question on a couple of Spanish forums, and see what they say there.  PM me if you find out anything interesting!

CJ

Cool Breeze wrote:

Grammarian-bot wrote: Congress is debating a bill requiring certain employers to provide workers with unpaid leave so that they can care for sick or newborn children. I have a serious problem with deciding when to use prepositions before verbs and when not to. Any help/suggestions. Hi GB The to in your sentence isn't a preposition. It's a particle that is part of the infinitive. As a rule to is used 1. after verbs: I want to go there. 2. after nouns: I had an opportunity to visit Cairo. 3. after adjectives: It's easy to speak English. Some common cases in which to is omitted: 1. after do, does, did: Did you see him? I do like that hat! 2. after a defective/modal auxiliary: I will see him tomorrow. Can you come with us? 3. after a verb denoting perception in the active voice: I heard him say that. I didn't see him come. But: He was seen to come. 4. after make in the active voice: It made me smile. John's mother made him do his homework. But: John was made to do his homework. 5. after let: Let me go! (Let is not used in the passive voice; allow or permit should be used instead: I was allowed/permitted to go out. 6. In question-like exclamations beginning with why if a verb follows immediately: Why do it now? Why not do it now? There are other cases but you'll be just fine with these for a start. If to is a preposition before a verb, the verb must have an ing-ending: I am used to warm weather. (To is a preposition, we can tell that from the fact that warm is an adjective and weather is a noun.) So: I am used to getting up early. Cheers CB

Great Job every one. Thanks a lot.

Cool Breeze, this post goes directly on my desktop.

Thanks a zillion.

GB