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A 7143: Requires boards of elections to provide Haitian Creole language voting materials.
What A 7143 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill requires boards of elections to provide voting materials in Haitian Creole, in addition to English and other languages. This includes: * Providing information on the website in Haitian Creole * Producing and disseminating a citywide booklet with voting materials, including: - A voter registration form with instructions in Haitian Creole - Instructions on obtaining an absentee ballot in Haitian Creole - General voter information in Haitian Creole, including frequently asked questions * The booklet can also include other languages The bill takes effect on January 1, following the date it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7143
- What is the current status of A 7143?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 7143 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to election law".
- Did A 7143 pass?
- Not yet. A 7143 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7143, and where is it now?
- A 7143 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 256 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7143 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SIMON, COLTON, GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring boards of elections to provide Haitian Creole language voting materials The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-507 2 to read as follows: 3 § 3-507. Boards of elections; voting materials in Haitian Creole. Each 4 board of elections shall provide the same information in Haitian Creole 5 that it provides in languages other than English on its website. It 6 shall also produce and disseminate citywide a booklet that includes: (a) 7 a voter registration form in English with instructions in Haitian 8 Creole; (b) instructions in Haitian Creole regarding the criteria and 9 application process for obtaining an absentee ballot; and (c) a section 10 with general voter information in Haitian Creole including frequently 11 asked questions. Such board may include other languages on its website 12 and in such booklet. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 14 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10993-01-5
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