Tex. Election Code § 61.036
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 61.036, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 61.036. TRANSLATION REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) If an election officer and a voter communicate in a language other than English, any other election officer or watcher may request an English translation of anything communicated in the other language.
(b) If a translation request is made, the election officer communicating with the voter shall make the translation.
(b) If a translation request is made, the election officer communicating with the voter shall make the translation.
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