New York A 2457: Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in N.Y. city

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A02457 Summary:

BILL NOA02457 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05738

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SPONSORColton (MS)

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COSPNSRRozic, Miller, Bichotte Hermelyn, Williams, Rivera, Cook, Carroll R, Sayegh, Weprin, Taylor,
 Davila, Simon, Seawright

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MLTSPNSRHevesi, Hyndman

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Amd §5-216, El L

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Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in cities having a population in excess of one million people.

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BILL NOA02457 

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01/17/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2457

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, ROZIC, MILLER, BICHOTTE HERMELYN,
 WILLIAMS, RIVERA, COOK, R. CARROLL, SAYEGH, WEPRIN, TAYLOR, DAVILA,
 SIMON, SEAWRIGHT -- 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:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 5-216 of the election law is
 2 amended to read as follows:
 3 2. a. If the applicant be a person who does not speak the English
 4 language, [he] the applicant may be assisted by a relative who can
 5 interpret for [him] the applicant. If the applicant registers with this
 6 assistance the board shall put in the remarks space of the registration
 7 forms the name and address, and the relationship, of the person so doing
 8 the interpreting and the interpreter shall sign [his] the interpreter's
 9 name in the remarks space.
 10 b. In any city having a population of one million or more people,
 11 which contains any county that has a population comprised of five
 12 percent or more of people whose first language is Russian within such
 13 county, the board of elections shall provide Russian interpreters at
 14 polling locations in those election districts within each such county in
 15 the city having a population comprised of five percent or more people
 16 whose first language is Russian.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 18 elections conducted on or after such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03891-01-5

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