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Introduced
03/03/2023
03/03/2023
In Committee
06/04/2023
06/04/2023
Crossed Over
05/31/2023
05/31/2023
Passed
06/09/2023
06/09/2023
Dead
Vetoed
06/16/2023
06/16/2023
Introduced Session
82nd Legislature (2023)
Bill Summary
AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, under certain circumstances, the Secretary of State, county clerks and city clerks to ensure that voting materials and certain other elections information are posted on certain Internet websites and made available in certain languages; requiring the Secretary of State to establish a toll-free telephone number which may be used for a person to receive language interpretation or translation assistance relating to an election; requiring such telephone number to be posted at each polling place and on certain Internet websites and included on sample ballots; requiring the Secretary of State to include certain information related to a registered voter's preferred language on an application to register to vote; requiring county and city clerks to make a good faith effort to appoint election board officers who are bilingual; revising the information relating to registered voters that is required to be included on the statewide voter registration list; requiring, under certain circumstances, a mechanical voting system to list offices, candidates and ballot measures in a voter's preferred language; creating and setting forth the membership and duties of the Language Access Advisory Committee; making an appropriation to the Office of the Secretary of State for certain expenses relating to language access and the establishment of a toll-free telephone number; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of State, county clerks and city clerks to ensure that voting materials and certain other elections information are posted on certain Internet websites and made available in certain languages, including languages of minority groups with limited-English proficiency. The bill also requires the Secretary of State to establish a toll-free telephone number for language interpretation or translation assistance relating to elections, and requires this number to be posted at polling places and included on various election materials. Additionally, the bill creates a Language Access Advisory Committee to identify and coordinate language accessibility programs and services for elections. The bill makes an appropriation to the Office of the Secretary of State for expenses related to language access and the toll-free telephone number.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Government Affairs
Sponsors (22)
Cecelia González (D)*,
Elaine Marzola (D)*,
Selena Torres-Fossett (D)*,
Howard Watts (D)*,
Natha Anderson (D),
Shea Backus (D),
Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod (D),
Tracy Brown-May (D),
Max Carter (D),
Lesley Cohen (D),
Venicia Considine (D),
Reuben D'Silva (D),
Bea Duran (D),
Brittney Miller (D),
Cameron Miller (D),
Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D),
Erica Mosca (D),
Sabra Newby (D),
Duy Nguyen (D),
Sarah Peters (D),
Shondra Summers-Armstrong (D),
Angela Taylor (D),
Last Action
Vetoed by the Governor. (on 06/16/2023)
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