Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act states that, "Any voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write may be given assistance by a person of the voter’s choice, other than the voter’s employer or agent of the employer or office or agent of the voter’s union.”
It is your right to bring your own interpreter to the polls, if you so choose.
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act requires certain jurisdicutions to provide in-language voting materials in areas with a significant number of limited English proficient voters. These areas are listed below.
Bangla
Chinese
- Alameda County, California
- Los Angeles County, California
- Orange County, California
- Sacramento County, California
- San Diego County, California
- San Francisco County, California
- San Mateo County, California
- Santa Clara County, California
- Honolulu County, Hawaii
- Cook County, Illinois (Chicago)
- Quincy City, Massachusetts
- Kings County, New York (Brooklyn)
- New York County, New York (Manhattan)
- Queens County, New York (Queens)
- Harris County, Texas (Houston)
- King County, Washington (Seattle)
Hindi
Japanese
Khmer
Korean
- Los Angeles County, California
- Orange County, California
- Bergen County, New Jersey
- Queens County, New York (Queens)
- King County, Washington (Seattle)
Tagalog
- Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
- Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
- Alameda County, California
- Los Angeles County, California
- San Diego County, California
- Santa Clara County, California
- Honolulu County, Hawaii
- Maui County, Hawaii
- Clark County, Nevada (Las Vegas)
Thai
Vietnamese