1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; regulating interpreter services; modifying the requirements 
1.3 	for communicatively impaired individuals;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, 
1.4 	section 202A.155.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 202A.155, is amended to read:
1.7 	202A.155 INTERPRETER SERVICES; CAUCUS MATERIALS.
1.8 	~~A communicatively impaired individual who needs interpreter services at a precinct~~ 
1.9 	~~caucus shall so notify the major political party whose caucus the individual plans to~~ 
1.10 	~~attend. Written notice must be given by certified mail to the county or legislative district~~ 
1.11 	~~committee of the political party at least 30 days before the precinct caucus date. The~~ 
1.12 	~~major political party, not later than 14 days before the precinct caucus date, shall secure~~ 
1.13 	~~the services of one or more interpreters if available and shall assume responsibility for~~ 
1.14 	~~the cost of the services. The state central committee of the major political party shall~~ 
1.15 	~~determine the process for reimbursing interpreters.~~
1.16 	A visually impaired individual may notify the county or legislative district 
1.17 	committee of the major political party whose precinct caucus the individual plans to 
1.18 	attend, that the individual requires caucus materials in audio tape, Braille, or large type 
1.19 	format. Upon receiving the request, the county or legislative district committee shall 
1.20 	provide all official written caucus materials as soon as they are available, so that the 
1.21 	visually impaired individual may have them converted to audio tape, Braille, or large 
1.22 	print format prior to the precinct caucus.