Assembly Bill A4237

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in N.Y. city

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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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2021-A4237 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5766
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-216, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9182, S7337
2015-2016: A4749, S1703
2017-2018: A3904, S223
2019-2020: A3147, S6273
2023-2024: A3878, S4033

2021-A4237 (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.

2021-A4237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4237
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.   of   A.  COLTON,  ROZIC,  M. MILLER,  CYMBROWITZ,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN,  WILLIAMS,  BARRON,  J. RIVERA,  DE LA ROSA,  COOK,
   CARROLL,  AUBRY,  SAYEGH, ASHBY, DICKENS, WEPRIN, TAYLOR, GOTTFRIED --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  HEVESI,  HYNDMAN  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Election Law

 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.
                                                            LBD05727-01-1

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