Senate Bill S1703

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in cities having a population in excess of one million people

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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-S1703 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4749
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5-216, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7337, A9182
2017-2018: S223, A3904
2019-2020: S6273, A3147
2021-2022: S5766, A4237
2023-2024: S4033, A3878

2015-S1703 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in cities having a population in excess of one million people.

2015-S1703 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1703 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1703

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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 requiring the board  of
  elections to provide Russian interpreters to certain polling locations
  in cities having a population in excess of one million people

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section  5-216  of  the  election  law  is
amended to read as follows:
  2.  A.  If  the  applicant  be a person who does not speak the English
language, he may be assisted by a relative who can interpret for him. If
the applicant registers with this assistance the board shall put in  the
remarks  space  of  the registration forms the name and address, and the
relationship, of the person so doing the interpreting and the interpret-
er shall sign his name in the remarks space.
  B. IN ANY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE  PEOPLE,
WHICH  CONTAINS  ANY  COUNTY  THAT  HAS  A  POPULATION COMPRISED OF FIVE
PERCENT OR MORE OF PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST LANGUAGE IS  RUSSIAN  WITHIN  SUCH
COUNTY,  THE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE RUSSIAN INTERPRETERS AT
POLLING LOCATIONS IN THOSE ELECTION DISTRICTS WITHIN EACH SUCH COUNTY IN
THE CITY HAVING A POPULATION COMPRISED OF FIVE PERCENT  OR  MORE  PEOPLE
WHOSE FIRST LANGUAGE IS RUSSIAN.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
elections conducted on or after such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05875-01-5

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