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Senate Bill S2128

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires Russian-English language translators at certain polls in New York city

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2011-S2128 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-104, El L

2011-S2128 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires Russian-English language translators at polls in New York city in districts where more than 5 percent of the citizens of voting age of such political subdivision are members of the Russian language minority.

2011-S2128 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2128 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2128

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to Russian translators  at
  certain polling sites in the city of New York

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

  Section 1. Section 8-104 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  IN  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  DURING DAYS OF PRIMARY, GENERAL AND
SPECIAL ELECTIONS, AT EACH PREMISES WHEREIN A POLLING  PLACE  OR  PLACES
ARE LOCATED IN A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE WHERE MORE THAN FIVE
PERCENT  OF  THE  CITIZENS  OF  VOTING AGE OF SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
SPEAK THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND ARE LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENT, AT  LEAST
ONE RUSSIAN-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR DESIGNATED BY SUCH CITY SHALL BE
ASSIGNED FOR DUTY FROM THE OPENING UNTIL THE CLOSING OF THE POLLS.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, that, effective immediately, the  addition,
amendment  and/or  repeal  of  any  rule or regulation necessary for the
implementation of this act on its  effective  date  are  authorized  and
directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06281-01-1

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