Legislation - HB0983

Title: Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language-Related Assistance
Sponsored by: Delegates Mireku-North and Wilkins
Status: In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Elections to determine whether there is a significant and substantial need for language-related assistance in certain languages by a local board of elections during an election based on certain criteria; requiring local boards to provide certain language-related assistance and materials in voting and elections to certain voters in certain languages; and requiring local boards to make reasonable efforts to recruit election judges who are fluent in certain languages.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0685

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0563 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2025 Legislative Date 1/31/2025 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language-Related Assistance Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/31/2025	1/31/2025	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language-Related Assistance

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