Section 12303 Of Chapter 4. Precinct Boards From California Elections Code >> Division 12. >> Chapter 4.
12303
. (a) No person who cannot read or write the English language
is eligible to act as a member of any precinct board.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that non-English-speaking
citizens, like all other citizens, should be encouraged to vote.
Therefore, appropriate efforts should be made to minimize obstacles
to voting by citizens who lack sufficient skill in English to vote
without assistance.
(c) Where the elections official finds that citizens described in
subdivision (b) approximate 3 percent or more of the voting-age
residents of a precinct, or in the event that interested citizens or
organizations provided information which the elections official
believes indicates a need for voting assistance for qualified
citizens described in subdivision (b), the elections official shall
make reasonable efforts to recruit election officials who are fluent
in a language used by citizens described in subdivision (b) and in
English. This recruitment shall be conducted through the cooperation
of interested citizens and organizations and through voluntarily
donated public service notices in the media, including newspapers,
radio, and television, particularly those media that serve the
non-English-speaking citizens described in subdivision (b).
(d) At least 14 days before an election, the elections official
shall prepare and make available to the public a list of the
precincts to which officials were appointed pursuant to this section,
and the language or languages other than English in which they will
provide assistance.