New York S 4251: Authorizes the widow of Howard Mahler to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband

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S04251 Summary:

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Relates to providing voting materials and assistance in Haitian Creole in a city having a population of one million or more.

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BILL NOS04251 

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4251

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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:

 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-507
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 3-507. Board of elections; voting materials and assistance in
 4 Haitian Creole. A board of elections in a city of over one million
 5 shall:
 6 (a) Provide all information that is provided by such a board of
 7 elections in English about the electoral process, including registration
 8 or voting notices, forms, instructions, voting systems, ballot marking
 9 devices and ballots in Haitian Creole to the extent needed to allow
 10 voters who speak Haitian Creole to participate effectively in the elec-
 11 toral process and all voting-connected activities. Such board of
 12 elections shall also provide the same information in Haitian Creole that
 13 it provides in languages other than English on its website. Such board
 14 of elections shall also produce and disseminate citywide a booklet that
 15 includes: (1) a voter registration form in English with instructions in
 16 Haitian Creole; (2) instructions in Haitian Creole regarding the crite-
 17 ria and application process for obtaining an absentee ballot; and (3) a
 18 section with general voter information in Haitian Creole including
 19 frequently asked questions. Such board may include other languages on
 20 its website and in such booklet.
 21 (b) Provide one or more Haitian Creole-speaking interpreters at each
 22 polling location in election districts in any county that has a popu-
 23 lation comprised of five percent or more of people who identify as being
 24 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.
 LBD07946-01-5

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 1 purpose of assisting voters whose first language is Haitian Creole to
 2 participate in all aspects of the voting process.
 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 4 have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or
 5 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 6 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 7 on or before such date.

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