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NY A03147
NY A03147Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in cities having a population in excess of one million people.
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Introduced
01/28/2019
01/28/2019
In Committee
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters to certain polling locations in cities having a population in excess of one million people The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1
AI Summary
This bill requires the board of elections in cities with a population over one million people to provide Russian interpreters at polling locations in counties where at least 5% of the population's first language is Russian. The bill amends the existing election law to mandate this provision, which is intended to assist non-English speaking voters who require Russian language support to participate in the electoral process.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (22)
William Colton (D)*,
Andrew Hevesi (D)*,
Alicia Hyndman (D)*,
Jake Ashby (R),
Jeffrion Aubry (D),
Charles Barron (D),
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),
Robert Carroll (D),
Vivian Cook (D),
Marcos Crespo (D),
Steven Cymbrowitz (D),
Carmen De La Rosa (D),
Inez Dickens (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Michael Miller (D),
Walter Mosley (D),
José Rivera (D),
Nily Rozic (D),
Nader Sayegh (D),
Al Taylor (D),
David Weprin (D),
Jaime Williams (D),
Last Action
referred to election law (on 01/08/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A03147&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y | 01/29/2019 |
| BillText | https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A03147&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A03147 | 01/29/2019 |
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