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2025 Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 6 - Conduct of Elections
Chapter 61 - Conduct of Voting Generally
Subchapter B. Interpreter
Section 61.031. Use of English Language
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TX Elec COde § 61.031 (2025)
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Sec. 61.031. USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE. (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.
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