Senate Bill S7240

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to providing voting materials and assistance in Haitian Creole

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

  • 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-S7240 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9729
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-507, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2845, A312
2019-2020: S4882, A2711
2021-2022: S5274, A5343
2023-2024: S6382, A3919

2015-S7240 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing voting materials and assistance in Haitian Creole.

2015-S7240 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7240 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7240

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 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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