Senate Bill S2845

2017-2018 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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2017-S2845 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A312
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-507, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7240, A9729
2019-2020: S4882, A2711
2021-2022: S5274, A5343
2023-2024: S6382, A3919

2017-S2845 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing voting materials and assistance in Haitian Creole.

2017-S2845 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2845 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2845
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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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