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Assembly Bill A6686

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides voting materials and translators in French and Creole in the city of New York

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2015-A6686 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-508, amd §8-104, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9850
2013-2014: A4817
2017-2018: A625
2019-2020: A82
2021-2022: A154
2023-2024: A7469
2025-2026: A7216

2015-A6686 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides voting materials in French and Creole; requires translators in French and Creole in the city of New York at polling places in subdivisions where more than five percent of the citizens of voting age speak the language of French and/or Creole and are limited-English proficient.

2015-A6686 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6686

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY, WEINSTEIN, SCARBOROUGH, WEPRIN -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BRENNAN, ROBINSON --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing voting mate-
  rials and translators in French and Creole 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.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Haitian-
American Informed Voter Act".
  S 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-508 to read
as follows:
  S 3-508. BOARDS OF ELECTIONS; VOTING MATERIALS IN FRENCH AND CREOLE. A
BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN A CITY OF OVER ONE MILLION SHALL PROVIDE THE  SAME
INFORMATION  IN  FRENCH  AND  CREOLE THAT IT PROVIDES IN LANGUAGES OTHER
THAN ENGLISH ON ITS WEBSITE. IT SHALL ALSO PRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE CITY-
WIDE A BOOKLET THAT INCLUDES: (A) A VOTER REGISTRATION FORM  IN  ENGLISH
WITH  INSTRUCTIONS  IN FRENCH AND CREOLE; (B) INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE
CRITERIA AND APPLICATION PROCESS FOR OBTAINING AN ABSENTEE  BALLOT;  AND
(C)  A SECTION WITH GENERAL INFORMATION INCLUDING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUES-
TIONS. SUCH BOARD MAY INCLUDE OTHER LANGUAGES ON ITS WEBSITE AND IN SUCH
BOOKLET.
  S 3. 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 LANGUAGE OF  FRENCH  AND/OR  CREOLE  AND  ARE  LIMITED-ENGLISH
PROFICIENT,  AT  LEAST ONE FRENCH-ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND/OR CREOLE-ENGLISH
TRANSLATOR DESIGNATED BY SUCH CITY SHALL BE ASSIGNED FOR DUTY  FROM  THE
OPENING UNTIL THE CLOSING OF THE POLLS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03557-01-5

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