Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
ELECTION CODE |
Title 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS |
Chapter 61. CONDUCT OF VOTING GENERALLY |
Subchapter B. INTERPRETER |
Sec. 61.031. USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an election officer may not use a language other than English in performing an official duty in connection with the election.
(b) If a voter cannot communicate in English, an election officer may communicate with the voter in a language that the voter and the officer understand.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.