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NY A02532

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nader Sayegh

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires boards of elections to use U.S. Census data to determine the number of voting-age citizens who speak a language other than English at home in each election district

  • Mandates at least one poll worker who speaks the relevant non-English language at polling places in districts where 15% or more of voting-age citizens speak that same language at home

  • Applies to both newly created, consolidated, divided, or altered election districts and currently existing election districts

  • Poll workers assigned based on language requirements must provide translation services to voters upon request

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Relates to providing translators at certain polling place locations if fifteen percent of the number of voting age citizens who speak the same language other than English at home reside in the district where such polling place is located.

Last Action

referred to insurance

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Insurance1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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