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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of bilingual election materials. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 272, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 272.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 272.011. BILINGUAL ELECTION MATERIALS REQUIRED IN |
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CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) If the director of the census |
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determines under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a that a political |
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subdivision must provide election materials in a language other |
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than English or Spanish, the political subdivision shall provide |
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election materials in that language in the same manner in which the |
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political subdivision would be required to provide materials in |
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Spanish under this chapter, to the extent applicable. |
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(b) The secretary of state shall prepare the translation for |
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election materials required to be provided in a language other than |
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English or Spanish to the same extent that the secretary of state |
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prepares Spanish translations under Section 272.007. |
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(c) The secretary of state may adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |