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DIVISION 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES 14000-14443›CHAPTER 3. Procedures at Polls 14200-14314›ARTICLE 2. Election Day Procedures 14210-14227.5

§ 14227

California Elections Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.

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

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