A10609-2011 Actions

• Oct 5, 2012: tabled
• Oct 3, 2012: vetoed memo.162
• Sep 21, 2012: delivered to governor
• Jun 21, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 21, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 21, 2012: 3RD READING CAL.1501
• Jun 21, 2012: SUBSTITUTED FOR S7812
• Jun 21, 2012: REFERRED TO RULES
• Jun 21, 2012: delivered to senate
• Jun 21, 2012: passed assembly
• Jun 20, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.525
• Jun 20, 2012: rules report cal.525
• Jun 20, 2012: reported
• Jun 20, 2012: reported referred to rules
• Jun 7, 2012: referred to election law

A10609-2011 Votes

A10609-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 10609
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 June 7, 2012
 
 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Cymbrowitz,
 Weinstein, Brook-Krasny, Colton) -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
 Committee on Election Law
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to voting materials in
 Russian
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.

Section 3-506 of the election law, as added by chapter 244
 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:

 

S 3-506. Boards of elections; voting materials in Russian. A board  of
 elections in a city of over one million shall provide [the same informa-
 tion  in Russian that it provides in languages other than English on its
 website. It] ALL INFORMATION  THAT  IS  PROVIDED  BY  SUCH  A  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS IN ENGLISH ABOUT THE ELECTORAL PROCESS, INCLUDING REGISTRATION
 OR  VOTING  NOTICES, FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS, ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS INFORMA
 TION PROVIDED AT THE POLLING PLACE,  INCLUDING  VOTING  SYSTEMS,  BALLOT
 MARKING  DEVICES  AND  BALLOTS  IN RUSSIAN TO THE EXTENT NEEDED TO ALLOW
 VOTERS WHO SPEAK RUSSIAN TO PARTICIPATE  EFFECTIVELY  IN  THE  ELECTORAL
 PROCESS  AND  ALL  VOTING-CONNECTED  ACTIVITIES. SUCH BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 SHALL ALSO PROVIDE THE SAME INFORMATION IN RUSSIAN THAT IT  PROVIDES  IN
 LANGUAGES  OTHER  THAN  ENGLISH  ON ITS WEBSITE. SUCH BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 shall also produce and disseminate citywide a booklet that includes: (a)
 a voter registration form in English with instructions in  Russian;  (b)
 instructions  in  Russian regarding the criteria and application process
 for obtaining an absentee ballot; and (c) a section with  general  voter
 information  in Russian including frequently asked questions. Such board
 may include other languages on its website and in such booklet.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend
 ment  and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the imple
 mentation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on
 or before such date.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD16185-02-2

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