71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 457
 
LC 2018/SB 457-1
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 457
 
             By COMMITTEE ON RULES AND REDISTRICTING
 
                             April 6
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after 'elections '
delete the rest of the line and lines 3 and 4.
  In line 5, delete '254.335 and 254.345'.
  Delete lines 7 through 30 and delete pages 2 through 10 and
insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) The Legislative Assembly finds
that:
  ' (a) All citizens of voting age in this state should be able
to exercise their voting rights in a manner consistent with
achieving the highest level of participation, understanding and
accuracy as possible; and
  ' (b) Results of the United States Census Bureau 2000 census
indicate a growing language diversity among residents of this
state.
  ' (2) The Secretary of State, in consultation with county
clerks and other county officials in charge of elections, shall
study the need for and feasibility of supplying ballots or other
voting materials in Spanish and additional languages other than
English. The secretary shall consider the bilingual election
requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act, 42
U.S.C. 1973aa-1a. The study shall consider statutory and
regulatory modifications that may be necessary to supply ballots
or other voting materials in Spanish and additional languages
other than English.
  ' (3) The secretary shall report the findings of the study to
the Seventy-second Legislative Assembly. If the study recommends
supplying ballots or other voting materials in Spanish and
additional languages other than English, the report shall contain
specific recommendations for statutory modifications the
secretary considers necessary.
  ' (4) As used in this section, 'voting materials' includes, but
is not limited to, voter registration forms, voters' pamphlets
and written instructions for voters. + } ' .
  On page 11, delete line 1.
  In line 2, delete '31' and insert '2'.
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