Provisions related to American Indian and Alaska Native languages

Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503), as amended by section 2, is further amended— (1) in subsection (b)(3)(C), by striking 1990 and inserting most recent; and (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Provision of voting materials in the language of a minority group (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), whenever any State or political subdivision subject to the prohibition of subsection (b) provides any registration or voting notices, forms, instructions, assistance, or other materials or information relating to the electoral process, including ballots, it shall provide them in the language of the applicable minority group as well as in the English language. (2) Exceptions (A) When written American Indian and Alaska Native translations for voters are not required In the case of a minority group that is American Indian or Alaska Native, if the Tribal government of that minority group has notified the Attorney General that the language is unwritten or the Tribal government does not want a written translation, a State or political subdivision subject to the prohibition of subsection (b) shall only be required to furnish that minority group, in the covered language, oral instructions, assistance, translation of voting materials, and other information relating to registration and voting. (B) Other minority groups with unwritten language In the case of a minority group that is not American Indian or Alaska Native, if the language of that minority group is unwritten, a State or political subdivision subject to the prohibition of subsection (b) shall only be required to furnish that minority group, in the covered language, oral instructions, assistance, translation of voting materials, and other information relating to registration and voting. (3) Written translations for election workers Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a State or political division subject to the prohibition of subsection (b) shall provide written translations of all voting materials, with the consent of any applicable Tribal government, to election workers to ensure that the translations from English to the language of a minority group are complete, accurate, and uniform. (4) Tribal government defined In this subsection, the term Tribal government means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of the Expanding the VOTE Act pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131)..