Bill Text: NY A04237 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4237 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to election law [A04237 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A04237-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          4237

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    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:

     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 may be assisted by a relative who can interpret for him. If
     5  the  applicant registers with this assistance the board shall put in the
     6  remarks space of the registration forms the name and  address,  and  the
     7  relationship, of the person so doing the interpreting and the interpret-
     8  er shall sign his name in the remarks space.
     9    b.  In  any  city  having  a population of one million or more people,
    10  which contains any county  that  has  a  population  comprised  of  five
    11  percent  or  more  of people whose first language is Russian within such
    12  county, the board of elections shall  provide  Russian  interpreters  at
    13  polling locations in those election districts within each such county in
    14  the  city  having  a population comprised of five percent or more people
    15  whose first language is Russian.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
    17  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