Expanding Voting Access: More Translations for Language Minorities in Elections.
This bill aims to enhance voting accessibility for citizens who speak minority languages by expanding translation requirements. It mandates the translation of both digital and printed election materials and establishes grants to incentivize local governments to voluntarily provide language assistance. These changes ensure that more citizens, especially those in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, can fully understand ballots and voting procedures.
Key points
Expands the definition of voting materials subject to translation requirements to explicitly include digital and printed formats.
Creates incentive grants ($15 million authorized) for states and local jurisdictions to voluntarily provide translations in languages not yet legally mandated.
Clarifies rules for American Indian and Alaska Native languages, allowing oral assistance for unwritten languages while requiring written translations for election workers to ensure accuracy.
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