Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 331	Senate Author:  Johnson
Effective:  6-14-21	House Sponsor:  Button et al.

            Senate Bill 331 amends the Election Code to make any person eligible to serve as a voter's interpreter in an election if the person is not the voter's employer, an agent of the voter's employer, or an officer or agent of a labor union to which the voter belongs. The bill restricts the appointment of an interpreter by an election officer to a registered voter of the county in which the voter needing the interpreter resides or an adjacent county. Among other provisions, the bill removes the authorization for an interpreter to accompany a voter to the voting station for the purpose of translating the ballot and authorizes such a voter instead to receive certain voter assistance.