NY S08471

Requires boards of elections to provide facsimile ballots and sample ballots in covered minority languages, in addition to other voting materials already required under existing language assistance provisions

Mandates that translated materials be of equal quality to corresponding English language materials

Applies to political subdivisions already required to provide language assistance to language-minority groups under section 17-208 of the election law

Exempts historically oral or unwritten languages, which only require oral instructions and assistance rather than written ballot translations

Takes effect 180 days after becoming law and applies to elections held on or after that date, with immediate authorization for regulatory changes needed for implementation