| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to elections |
| Jan 17, 2017 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S2845
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2017-S2845 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S2845 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2845
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to
providing voting materials and assistance in Haitian Creole
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
The purpose of this bill is to allow for any Haitian Creole speakers
to have an easier understanding of the election process.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1 is to provide all information that is provided by a board of
elections in English about the electoral process, which includes
registration or voting notices, forms, instructions, voting systems,
ballot marking devices and ballots in Haitian Creole to the extent
that is needed for the voters who speak Haitian Creole, and this
information shall be provided on its website. A city-wide booklet that
includes a voter registration form in English with instructions in
Haitian Creole will be provided, as well as instructions in regard to
the criteria and application process for obtaining an absentee ballot,
and a section with general voter information, both in Haitian Creole.
One or more Haitian Creole-speaking interpreters will be provided at
each polling location in an election district that has a population
comprised of five percent or more of people who identify as Haitian.
2017-S2845 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2845
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 17, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. PARKER, HAMILTON -- 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:
§ 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
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01300-01-7
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