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NY S06273

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

5/31/2019

Primary Sponsor

Diane Savino

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends election law section 5-216 to require boards of elections to provide Russian interpreters at polling locations in cities with populations exceeding one million people
  • Russian interpreters must be provided in election districts within counties where 5 percent or more of the population speaks Russian as their first language
  • Applies only to cities with a population of one million or more that contain counties meeting the Russian-language population threshold
  • Takes effect immediately and applies to all elections conducted after the effective date

Legislative Description

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

Last Action

REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

1/8/2020

Committee Referrals

Elections5/31/2019

Full Bill Text

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