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A03904 Summary:

BILL NO	A03904
SAME AS	SAME AS S00223
SPONSOR	Colton (MS)
COSPNSR	Rozic, Mosley, Miller MG, Cymbrowitz, Bichotte, Crespo, Williams, Barron, Rivera, Sepulveda, De La Rosa, Cook, Errigo
MLTSPNSR	Hyndman
Amd §5-216, El L
Requires 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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A03904 Actions:

BILL NO	A03904
01/30/2017	referred to election law
01/03/2018	referred to election law
06/06/2018	held for consideration in election law

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A03904 Committee Votes:

Committee:ELECTION LAW   Chair:Lavine      
DATE:06/06/2018AYE/NAY:13/0  Action: Held for Consideration         
Lavine
Aye
Norris
Aye
Galef
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Tague
Aye
Lifton
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Blake
Excused
Walker
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Taylor
Absent

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A03904 Floor Votes:

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A03904 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3904
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 30, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  COLTON, ROZIC, MOSLEY, HARRIS, M. G. MILLER,
          CYMBROWITZ, BICHOTTE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  COOK  --  read
          once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
        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    Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  5-216 of the election law is
     2  amended to read as follows:
     3    2. a. If the applicant be a person who  does  not  speak  the  English
     4  language, he may be assisted by a relative who can interpret for him. If
     5  the  applicant registers with this assistance the board shall put in the
     6  remarks space of the registration forms the name and  address,  and  the
     7  relationship, of the person so doing the interpreting and the interpret-
     8  er shall sign his name in the remarks space.
     9    b.  In  any  city  having  a population of one million or more people,
    10  which contains any county  that  has  a  population  comprised  of  five
    11  percent  or  more  of people whose first language is Russian within such
    12  county, the board of elections shall  provide  Russian  interpreters  at
    13  polling locations in those election districts within each such county in
    14  the  city  having  a population comprised of five percent or more people
    15  whose first language is Russian.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
    17  elections conducted on or after such effective date.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04915-01-7

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