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Senate Bill S6273
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S6273 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3147
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §5-216, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S7337, A9182
2015-2016: S1703, A4749
2017-2018: S223, A3904
2021-2022: S5766, A4237
2023-2024: S4033, A3878
2019-S6273 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6273 SPONSOR: SAVINO TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide Russian interpreters at polling locations for people whose first language is Russian. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill amends subdivision 2 of section 5-216 of the Election Law by adding paragraph (b), which provides a city with at least one million people, which contains any county that has a popu- lation comprised of five percent or more of people whose first language is Russian shall be provided Russian interpreters at polling locations in those election districts within each such county in such city by the
2019-S6273 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6273 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 31, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- 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. § 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. LBD04858-01-9
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