Assembly Bill A1361

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring voting materials to be provided in Russian

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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-A1361 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6997
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-506, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10609
2013-2014: A3456
2017-2018: A3675, S5825
2019-2020: A3448

2015-A1361 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring voting materials to be provided in Russian.

2015-A1361 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1361

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BROOK-KRASNY, COLTON, HEVESI, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to  the
  Committee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to voting materials in
  Russian

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 3-506 of the election law, as added by chapter 244
of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  S 3-506. Boards of elections; voting materials in Russian. A board  of
elections in a city of over one million shall provide [the same informa-
tion  in Russian that it provides in languages other than English on its
website. It] ALL INFORMATION  THAT  IS  PROVIDED  BY  SUCH  A  BOARD  OF
ELECTIONS IN ENGLISH ABOUT THE ELECTORAL PROCESS, INCLUDING REGISTRATION
OR  VOTING  NOTICES, FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS, ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS INFORMA-
TION PROVIDED AT THE POLLING PLACE,  INCLUDING  VOTING  SYSTEMS,  BALLOT
MARKING  DEVICES  AND  BALLOTS  IN RUSSIAN TO THE EXTENT NEEDED TO ALLOW
VOTERS WHO SPEAK RUSSIAN TO PARTICIPATE  EFFECTIVELY  IN  THE  ELECTORAL
PROCESS  AND  ALL  VOTING-CONNECTED  ACTIVITIES. SUCH BOARD OF ELECTIONS
SHALL ALSO PROVIDE THE SAME INFORMATION IN RUSSIAN 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: (a)
a voter registration form in English with instructions in  Russian;  (b)
instructions  in  Russian regarding the criteria and application process
for obtaining an absentee ballot; and (c) a section with  general  voter
information  in Russian including frequently asked questions. Such board
may include other languages on its website and in such booklet.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment  and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the imple-
mentation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on
or before such date.

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

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