New York A 7143: Require boards of elections to provide Haitian Creole language voting materials

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A07143 Summary:

BILL NOA07143 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSRSimon, Colton, Gibbs

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3-507, El L

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Requires boards of elections to provide Haitian Creole language voting materials.

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BILL NOA07143 

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03/20/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7143

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SIMON, COLTON, GIBBS -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring boards of
 elections to provide Haitian Creole language voting materials

 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. Boards of elections; voting materials in Haitian Creole. Each
 4 board of elections shall provide the same information in Haitian Creole
 5 that it provides in languages other than English on its website. It
 6 shall also produce and disseminate citywide a booklet that includes: (a)
 7 a voter registration form in English with instructions in Haitian
 8 Creole; (b) instructions in Haitian Creole regarding the criteria and
 9 application process for obtaining an absentee ballot; and (c) a section
 10 with general voter information in Haitian Creole including frequently
 11 asked questions. Such board may include other languages on its website
 12 and in such booklet.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 14 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10993-01-5

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