HB 2594 - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Requires the county auditor to provide bilingual voting registration forms, ballots, and all voting materials for any language group that meets the designated criteria.

Provides that if more than three percent of the voting-age population in a given county speak a common native language other than English, the county must recruit staff members and poll workers who are fluent in that native language and in English to assist with elections.

Provides that the percentage requirements of this provision must be based on information contained in the most recent United States census.

Provides that, if a voter cannot speak English, he or she may use an interpreter to communicate with election officials.