Elec. Code, § 13209 · Article 1. General Provisions
Elec. Code, § 13209
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Whenever a foreign translation of the ballot is required by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 94-73, to appear on the ballot as well as the English language version, the ballot may be so designed as to place the foreign translation next to the voting target.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 676, Sec. 24. (AB 1219) Effective January 1, 2024.
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