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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility to serve as an interpreter in an election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.032, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.032. INTERPRETER PERMITTED. If an election officer |
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who attempts to communicate with a voter does not understand the |
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language used by the voter, the voter may communicate through an |
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interpreter selected by the voter or by the authority ordering the |
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election. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.033, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.033. ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS INTERPRETER. To be |
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eligible to serve as an interpreter, a person: |
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(1) if selected by the voter, may be any person other |
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than the voter's employer, an agent of the voter's employer, or an |
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officer or agent of a labor union to which the voter belongs; or |
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(2) if appointed to serve as an interpreter by the |
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authority ordering the election, must be a registered voter of the |
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county in which the voter needing the interpreter resides or a |
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registered voter of an adjacent county. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 722 passed the Senate on |
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April 24, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 4. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 722 passed the House on |
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May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 6, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |