S 2215 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Directs the Queens county board of elections to provide language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi

This bill requires Queens County's election board to provide written language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi, and Hindi for all election materials. It mandates that ballots, voter signs, mailings, training materials, and the board's website include these languages, plus a multilingual booklet containing voter registration forms, absentee ballot instructions, and general FAQs. The provision aligns with federal voting rights protections under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act. It directly affects Queens County voters who speak these languages and the county's election administration.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 16, 2025
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