(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) "Designated language" means a language other than English in which the State Board determines a local board is required to provide assistance to voters under this title. (c) "Limited English proficiency" means that an individual: (1) speaks a particular language other than English; (2) does not speak English as a primary language; and (3) speaks, reads, or understands the English language less than "very well", as reported in available U.S. Census Bureau data or data of comparable quality collected by a public office. (d) "Program" means the Language Assistance Program. (e) "Voting materials" includes: (1) statewide voter registration applications; (2) State Board approved absentee ballot applications; (3) specimen ballots; and (4) forms and instructions that the State Board determines necessary to voting.
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