New York S 2586: Relates to providing translators at certain polling place locations

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S02586 Summary:

BILL NOS02586A

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SAME ASSAME AS A02532

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SPONSORMAYER

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §4-100, El L

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Relates to providing translators at certain polling place locations if fifteen percent of the number of voting age citizens who speak the same language other than English at home reside in the district where such polling place is located.

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BILL NOS02586A

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

03/24/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS

03/24/2026PRINT NUMBER 2586A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2586--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- recommitted
 to the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing translators
 at certain polling place locations

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 4-100 of the election law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. a. In creating, consolidating, dividing or altering any election
 4 district, the board of elections shall determine the number of citizens
 5 of voting age in the district who speak the same language other than
 6 English at home using the most recent United States Census data. If
 7 fifteen percent of the number of voting age citizens who speak the same
 8 language other than English at home, the board of elections must provide
 9 for at least one poll worker that speaks such language at polling places
 10 in the district.
 11 b. For any currently existing election district, the board of
 12 elections shall determine the number of citizens of voting age who speak
 13 the same language other than English at home using the most recent
 14 United States Census data. If fifteen percent of the number of voting
 15 age citizens who speak the same language other than English at home, the
 16 board of elections must provide for at least one poll worker that speaks
 17 such language at polling places in the district.
 18 c. Upon voter request, the poll worker assigned to an election
 19 district pursuant to paragraphs a and b of this subdivision, shall
 20 provide translation services to the voter in the language that led to
 21 their assignment to a given election district.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02721-03-6

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