CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 266Introduced by Senator CervantesFebruary 03, 2025 An act relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 266, as introduced, Cervantes. Election materials: language assistance.Existing state and federal law, including the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, require the Secretary of State and county elections officials to provide language assistance to voters in order to access voting information, register to vote, and cast their votes at the polling place.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that ensures broader and more equitable access to election materials for limited English proficient voters in order to reduce barriers to voting for underserved language communities in California elections.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that ensures broader and more equitable access to election materials for limited English proficient voters in order to reduce barriers to voting for underserved language communities in California elections.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 266Introduced by Senator CervantesFebruary 03, 2025 An act relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 266, as introduced, Cervantes. Election materials: language assistance.Existing state and federal law, including the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, require the Secretary of State and county elections officials to provide language assistance to voters in order to access voting information, register to vote, and cast their votes at the polling place.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that ensures broader and more equitable access to election materials for limited English proficient voters in order to reduce barriers to voting for underserved language communities in California elections.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 266
Introduced by Senator CervantesFebruary 03, 2025
Introduced by Senator Cervantes
February 03, 2025
An act relating to elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 266, as introduced, Cervantes. Election materials: language assistance.
Existing state and federal law, including the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, require the Secretary of State and county elections officials to provide language assistance to voters in order to access voting information, register to vote, and cast their votes at the polling place.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that ensures broader and more equitable access to election materials for limited English proficient voters in order to reduce barriers to voting for underserved language communities in California elections.
Existing state and federal law, including the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, require the Secretary of State and county elections officials to provide language assistance to voters in order to access voting information, register to vote, and cast their votes at the polling place.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that ensures broader and more equitable access to election materials for limited English proficient voters in order to reduce barriers to voting for underserved language communities in California elections.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that ensures broader and more equitable access to election materials for limited English proficient voters in order to reduce barriers to voting for underserved language communities in California elections.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that ensures broader and more equitable access to election materials for limited English proficient voters in order to reduce barriers to voting for underserved language communities in California elections.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that ensures broader and more equitable access to election materials for limited English proficient voters in order to reduce barriers to voting for underserved language communities in California elections.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that ensures broader and more equitable access to election materials for limited English proficient voters in order to reduce barriers to voting for underserved language communities in California elections.
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