S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2532
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 17, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH, EPSTEIN, STIRPE, COLTON, CRUZ, GLICK,
HUNTER, RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing translators
at certain polling place locations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 4-100 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
6. A. IN CREATING, CONSOLIDATING, DIVIDING OR ALTERING ANY ELECTION
DISTRICT, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF CITIZENS
OF VOTING AGE IN THE DISTRICT WHO SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE OTHER THAN
ENGLISH AT HOME USING THE MOST RECENT UNITED STATES CENSUS DATA. IF
FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE NUMBER OF VOTING AGE CITIZENS WHO SPEAK THE SAME
LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS MUST PROVIDE
FOR AT LEAST ONE POLL WORKER THAT SPEAKS SUCH LANGUAGE AT POLLING PLACES
IN THE DISTRICT.
B. FOR ANY CURRENTLY EXISTING ELECTION DISTRICT, THE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS SHALL DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF CITIZENS OF VOTING AGE WHO SPEAK
THE SAME LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME USING THE MOST RECENT
UNITED STATES CENSUS DATA. IF FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE NUMBER OF VOTING
AGE CITIZENS WHO SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME, THE
BOARD OF ELECTIONS MUST PROVIDE FOR AT LEAST ONE POLL WORKER THAT SPEAKS
SUCH LANGUAGE AT POLLING PLACES IN THE DISTRICT.
C. UPON VOTER REQUEST, THE POLL WORKER ASSIGNED TO AN ELECTION
DISTRICT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL
PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES TO THE VOTER IN THE LANGUAGE THAT LED TO
THEIR ASSIGNMENT TO A GIVEN ELECTION DISTRICT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02721-01-5
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