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Assembly Bill A1559

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs board of elections in N.Y. city to furnish voting materials in Russian language as well as in English

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2009-A1559 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S552
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3-506, El L

2009-A1559 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs board of elections in a city of over one million to furnish voting materials in Russian language as well as in English; further directs the board of elections to produce and disseminate a citywide booklet that includes a voter registration form in English with instructions in Russian and other instructions.

2009-A1559 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 552                                                   A. 1559

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. COLTON,  BROOK-KRASNY,  WEINSTEIN,
  MAISEL,  J. RIVERA,  CYMBROWITZ,  P. RIVERA,  HEVESI, JACOBS -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, DIAZ, JOHN, V. LOPEZ, PHEFFER,  ROSEN-
  THAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law, in relation to providing Russian
  language voting materials

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-506
to read as follows:
  S 3-506.  BOARDS OF ELECTIONS; VOTING MATERIALS IN RUSSIAN. A BOARD OF
ELECTIONS IN A CITY OF OVER ONE MILLION SHALL PROVIDE THE SAME  INFORMA-
TION  IN RUSSIAN THAT IT PROVIDES IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH ON ITS
WEBSITE. IT SHALL ALSO PRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE CITYWIDE A  BOOKLET  THAT
INCLUDES:  (A) A VOTER REGISTRATION FORM IN ENGLISH WITH INSTRUCTIONS IN
RUSSIAN; (B) INSTRUCTIONS IN RUSSIAN REGARDING THE CRITERIA AND APPLICA-
TION PROCESS FOR OBTAINING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT; AND (C)  A  SECTION  WITH
GENERAL  VOTER  INFORMATION  IN RUSSIAN INCLUDING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUES-
TIONS. SUCH BOARD MAY INCLUDE OTHER LANGUAGES ON ITS WEBSITE AND IN SUCH
BOOKLET.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04303-02-9

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