By: Cook S.B. No. 2740               A BILL TO BE ENACTED   AN ACT   relating to the inclusion of additional printed languages   for election materials in certain political subdivisions.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF          TEXAS:          SECTION 1.   Section 272.011, Election Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 272.011. BILINGUAL ELECTION MATERIALS REQUIRED IN   CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.   (a) If the director of the census determines under 42   U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a that a political subdivision must 12 provide   election materials in a language other than English or Spanish, the   political subdivision shall provide election materials in that   language in the same manner in 15 which the political subdivision   would be required to provide materials in Spanish under this chapter,   to the   extent applicable.   (b)  In addition to any and all languages included by Sec.   272.011(a), all counties with a population more than   2,500,000 persons shall provide election materials printed   in Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, and French.   (c)  The election administrator of all counties with a    population of more than 2,500,000 persons shall also have   discretion to provide election materials printed in    additional languages.          (b) (d) The secretary of state shall prepare the          translation for election materials required to be provided          in a language other than English or Spanish for the          following state prescribed voter forms:                (1)  voter registration application form required by                Section 13.002;                (2)  the confirmation form required by Section                15.051;                (3)  the voting instruction poster required by                Section 62.011;                (4)  the reasonable impediment declaration required                by Section 63.001(b);                (5)  the statement of residence form required by                Section 63.0011;                (6)  the provisional ballot affidavit required by                Section 63.011;                (7)  the application for a ballot by mail required 18                by Section 84.011;                (8)  the carrier envelope and voting instructions                required by Section 86.013; and                (9)  any other voter forms that the secretary of                state identifies as frequently used and for which                state resources are otherwise available.                SECTION 2. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to          contradict or constrict any aspect of federal law.                      SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1,          2025.