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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to 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. Section 142.010, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) In conjunction with the certification required under |
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Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall include appropriate |
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ballot translation language, as applicable, for each language |
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certified statewide or in a specific county by the director of the |
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census under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a. |
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SECTION 2. Section 161.008, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) In conjunction with the certification required under |
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Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall include appropriate |
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ballot translation language, as applicable, for each language |
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certified statewide or in a specific county by the director of the |
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census under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a. |
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SECTION 3. Section 192.033, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) In conjunction with the certification required under |
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Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall include appropriate |
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ballot translation language, as applicable, for each language |
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certified statewide or in a specific county by the director of the |
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census under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a. |
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SECTION 4. Section 274.003, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) In conjunction with the certification required under |
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Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall include appropriate |
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ballot translation language, as applicable, for each language |
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certified statewide or for a specific county by the director of the |
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census under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a. |
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SECTION 5. 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 for the following state prescribed voter forms: |
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(1) voter registration application form required by |
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Section 13.002; |
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(2) the confirmation form required by Section 15.051; |
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(3) the voting instruction poster required by Section |
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62.011; |
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(4) the statement of residence form required by |
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Section 63.0011; |
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(5) the provisional ballot affidavit required by |
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Section 63.011; |
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(6) the application for a ballot by mail required by |
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Section 84.011; |
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(7) the carrier envelope and voting instructions |
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required by Section 86.013; and |
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(8) any other voter forms that the secretary of state |
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identifies as frequently used and for which state resources are |
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otherwise available. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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