California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 14227

Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

Any member of the precinct board, when using a language other than English at the polls, shall communicate with voters in that language only as he or she would be lawfully permitted to communicate in English under the code. The member shall be subject to like penalty for any illegal communication as if it had occurred in English.

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Cal. Elec. Code § 14227 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/elec/division-14-election-day-procedures/chapter-3-procedures-at-polls/article-2-election-day-procedures/section-14227

Other sections in Article 2 - Election Day Procedures

§ 14210§ 14211§ 14212§ 14213§ 14214§ 14215§ 14216§ 14217§ 14218§ 14219§ 14220§ 14221§ 14222§ 14223§ 14224§ 14225§ 14227§ 14227.5

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