Multi-lingual voters
The Easy Voter Guide Project website provides web sections in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog, Armenian and Vietnamese with links to translations of the project’s most popular resources like the Easy Voter Guide.
For assistance with voter registration, voters using different languages can contact the Secretary of State's office at any of these toll-free numbers:
English: 1-800-345-8683 Spanish: 1-800-232-8682 Chinese: 1-800-339-2857 Korean: 1-866-575-1558 Vietnamese: 1-800-339-8163 Tagalog: 1-800-339-2957 Japanese: 1-800-339-2865
Click here to link to other multi-lingual resources from the Secretary of State’s office, including translations of the official Voter Information Guide for the June 3, 2008 election.
Protection and Advocacy offers resources for voters needing special assistance in multiple languages.
Under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, 25 counties in California are required to provide ballots and voter information in at least one other language – and some in as many as seven! Download a list of counties required to offer election materials in different languages. Other county election offices may also provide bi-lingual materials.
