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TX SB2740
Bill
Status
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Molly Cook
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AI Summary
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Counties with populations exceeding 2,500,000 persons must provide election materials printed in Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, and French, in addition to any languages already required by federal law
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Election administrators in counties with more than 2,500,000 population are granted discretion to provide election materials in additional languages beyond those mandated
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The Secretary of State must prepare translations for state-prescribed voter forms in required non-English/non-Spanish languages, including voter registration applications, ballot by mail applications, provisional ballot affidavits, and voting instruction posters
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The requirement applies to eight specific form types plus any additional voter forms the Secretary of State identifies as frequently used
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Effective date is September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the inclusion of additional printed languages for election materials in certain political subdivisions.
Elections
Last Action
Referred to State Affairs
4/3/2025