GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	2
HOUSE BILL 1041
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/23/01

Short Title:	Ballot in Spanish.	()	
Sponsors:	     	
Referred to:	     	
April 10, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT BALLOT INSTRUCTIONS BE PRINTED IN SPANISH AS WELL AS ENGLISH. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 13 of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 163-140.2. Ballot instructions in English and Spanish.
In every county where the Hispanic population exceeds six percent (6%), in accordance with the most recent decennial federal census, all instructions to the voter for ballots shall be printed in both English and Spanish. The State Board of Elections shall prepare a Spanish translation of ballot instructions for county boards of elections."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2002.