§ NRS § 293.2699Voting systems used by counties and cities: Voting materials to be provided in English and other languages as required by federal law or as authorized by county or city clerk

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Voting systems used by counties and cities: Voting materials to
be provided in English and other languages as required by federal law or as
authorized by county or city clerk.

1.  Each voting system used by a county or
city shall provide voting materials in:

(a) English; and

(b) Every language in which voting materials are
required to be prepared in the county or city pursuant to 52 U.S.C. § 10503.

2.  In addition to the requirements set
forth in subsection 1, if a county clerk or city clerk determines that there is
a significant and substantial need for voting materials of the county or city,
as applicable, to be provided in the language or languages of a minority group,
the county clerk or city clerk may prepare voting materials in such language or
languages. For the purposes of this subsection, there is a significant and
substantial need for voting materials to be provided in the language or
languages of a minority group if, without limitation, the minority group has
been subject to historical discrimination and unequal educational
opportunities, and, as a result, members of the minority group are of
limited-English proficiency.

3.  As used in this section:

(a) “Limited-English proficiency” means being
unable to speak or understand English adequately to participate in the
electoral process. 

(b) “Minority group” includes, without
limitation, United States citizens of Chinese heritage.

(c) “Voting materials”
has the meaning ascribed to it in 52 U.S.C. §
10503.

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