NY A01902

Requires boards of elections in cities with populations of one million or more to provide interpreters for all designated city-wide languages at poll sites serving election districts with at least 50 voting age residents with limited English proficiency in that language.

Interpreter requirements based on most recent United States census data or American Community Survey data, reviewed every two years beginning January 1, 2026.

All interpreters must be made available inside poll sites, and any interpreter violating election law provisions shall be immediately relieved of duties.

State Board of Elections must promulgate rules establishing standards for the number of interpreters required at each poll site based on the number of limited English proficiency residents speaking each language.

Boards of elections may voluntarily provide interpreters for non-designated languages and takes effect January 1 following enactment.