NY A03919

Boards of elections in cities with over one million residents must provide all voting-related materials and information in Haitian Creole, including registration forms, ballots, voting system instructions, and ballot marking device instructions.

Election boards must provide the same Haitian Creole information on their websites that they provide in other non-English languages.

Election boards must produce and distribute a citywide booklet containing a voter registration form with English form and Haitian Creole instructions, absentee ballot application procedures in Haitian Creole, and general voter information and frequently asked questions in Haitian Creole.

Election boards must provide one or more Haitian Creole-speaking interpreters at each polling location in election districts within counties where at least 5% of the population identifies as Haitian according to the most recent U.S. Census.

The act takes effect 30 days after becoming law, with authority to implement necessary rule and regulation changes.