REMARKS
Board of Elections director explains process for interpreter placement and issue reporting
1:35:27
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Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the NYC Board of Elections, responds to Council Member Hanif's inquiry about interpreter placement and the reporting of language access issues. He explains the process and expresses openness to receiving more information about problematic sites.
- Ryan mentions oversight agencies present on election day, including the Department of Justice and the Attorney General's office
- He states that they didn't receive a significant number of complaints indicating widespread problems
- Ryan emphasizes the importance of receiving specific information about problematic locations to take corrective action
Michael Ryan
1:35:27
Yes.
1:35:27
And I and I will say I I would welcome the information about where, those lacking sites were, because that has not risen to my level, of attention.
1:35:37
And we do have other oversight agencies that are out in the field on election day.
1:35:42
The Department of Justice was out, in the field.
1:35:45
The attorney general's office has a hotline.
1:35:47
We did not receive, what I should say, we didn't receive sufficient numbers of complaints to to demonstrate to me that it was a problem.
1:35:55
But if you have other information, we can take corrective action on specific locations, moving forward.
1:36:02
But we
