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NY A07469
Bill
Status
5/24/2023
Primary Sponsor
Monique Chandler-Waterman
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AI Summary
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Requires boards of elections in cities with populations over one million to provide voting information in French and Creole on their websites, matching what is provided in other non-English languages.
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Mandates production and citywide distribution of a booklet containing a voter registration form in English with instructions in French and Creole, absentee ballot procedures, and frequently asked questions.
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Requires at least one French-English and/or Creole-English translator to be assigned at each polling place in New York City political subdivisions where more than five percent of voting-age citizens speak French or Creole and are limited-English proficient during all primary, general, and special elections.
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Takes effect 60 days after enactment, with authorization for implementing regulations to be completed by the effective date.
Legislative Description
Provides voting materials in French and Creole; requires translators in French and Creole in the city of New York at polling places in subdivisions where more than five percent of the citizens of voting age speak the language of French and/or Creole and are limited-English proficient.
Last Action
referred to election law
1/3/2024