Assembly Bill A9729

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to providing voting materials and assistance in Haitian Creole

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A9729 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7240
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-507, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A312, S2845
2019-2020: A2711, S4882
2021-2022: A5343, S5274
2023-2024: A3919, S6382

2015-A9729 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing voting materials and assistance in Haitian Creole.

2015-A9729 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9729

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 5, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing voting mate-
  rials and assistance in Haitian Creole

  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 3-507
to read as follows:
  S 3-507. BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS;  VOTING  MATERIALS  AND  ASSISTANCE  IN
HAITIAN  CREOLE.    A  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS IN A CITY OF OVER ONE MILLION
SHALL:
  (A) PROVIDE ALL INFORMATION THAT  IS  PROVIDED  BY  SUCH  A  BOARD  OF
ELECTIONS IN ENGLISH ABOUT THE ELECTORAL PROCESS, INCLUDING REGISTRATION
OR  VOTING  NOTICES, FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS, VOTING SYSTEMS, BALLOT MARKING
DEVICES AND BALLOTS IN HAITIAN CREOLE TO  THE  EXTENT  NEEDED  TO  ALLOW
VOTERS  WHO SPEAK HAITIAN CREOLE TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN THE ELEC-
TORAL  PROCESS  AND  ALL  VOTING-CONNECTED  ACTIVITIES.  SUCH  BOARD  OF
ELECTIONS SHALL ALSO PROVIDE THE SAME INFORMATION IN HAITIAN CREOLE THAT
IT  PROVIDES  IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH ON ITS WEBSITE. SUCH BOARD
OF ELECTIONS SHALL ALSO PRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE CITYWIDE A BOOKLET  THAT
INCLUDES:  (1) A VOTER REGISTRATION FORM IN ENGLISH WITH INSTRUCTIONS IN
HAITIAN CREOLE; (2) INSTRUCTIONS IN HAITIAN CREOLE REGARDING THE  CRITE-
RIA  AND APPLICATION PROCESS FOR OBTAINING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT; AND (3) A
SECTION WITH GENERAL  VOTER  INFORMATION  IN  HAITIAN  CREOLE  INCLUDING
FREQUENTLY  ASKED  QUESTIONS.  SUCH BOARD MAY INCLUDE OTHER LANGUAGES ON
ITS WEBSITE AND IN SUCH BOOKLET.
  (B) PROVIDE ONE OR MORE HAITIAN CREOLE-SPEAKING INTERPRETERS  AT  EACH
POLLING  LOCATION  IN  ELECTION DISTRICTS IN ANY COUNTY THAT HAS A POPU-
LATION COMPRISED OF FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS BEING
HAITIAN ACCORDING TO THE MOST  RECENT  UNITED  STATES  CENSUS,  FOR  THE
PURPOSE  OF  ASSISTING  VOTERS WHOSE FIRST LANGUAGE IS HAITIAN CREOLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE VOTING PROCESS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
commissioners of the New York state board of elections shall  promulgate
all  rules  and  regulations and take all actions necessary to implement
the provisions of this act on or before its effective date.

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