Bill Text: TX HB2477 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to provision of bilingual election materials.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB2477 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2477-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to provision of bilingual election materials.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB2477 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2477-Introduced.html
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By: Harless | H.B. No. 2477 |
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relating to the provision of bilingual election materials. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 272, Election Code, is amended by adding | ||
Section 272.011 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 272.011. BILINGUAL ELECTION MATERIALS REQUIRED IN | ||
CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) If the director of the census | ||
determines under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a that a political | ||
subdivision must provide election materials in a language other | ||
than English or Spanish, the political subdivision shall provide | ||
election materials in that language in the same manner in which the | ||
political subdivision would be required to provide materials in | ||
Spanish under this chapter, to the extent applicable. | ||
(b) The secretary of state shall prepare the translation for | ||
election materials required to be provided in a language other than | ||
English or Spanish to the same extent that the secretary of state | ||
prepares Spanish translations under Section 272.007. | ||
(c) The secretary of state may adopt rules as necessary to | ||
implement this section. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |