REMARKS
Criteria for providing language assistance and covered languages
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Executive Director Ryan explains the criteria and process for determining language assistance at polling sites. He outlines the covered languages and the threshold for providing assistance.
- The Board works with the Department of City Planning to determine language needs
- Language assistance is provided if more than 50 individuals at a site require services
- Covered languages include English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Bengali
- Ryan explains the difference in language assistance for election day poll sites versus early voting sites
Michael Ryan
1:37:24
Mhmm.
1:37:25
And, they they provide the data on on we tell them where we need it for, they provide it.
1:37:31
And then if the site, by our determination, is more than 50, then we provide language assistance as we are required under Section 203.
Shahana K. Hanif
1:37:40
If the site is more than 50
Michael Ryan
1:37:42
50, individuals in the site that are reported as, as requiring services.
1:37:49
I see.
1:37:50
And our covered languages are, in addition to English.
1:37:54
Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Bengali.
1:37:59
Mhmm.
1:38:01
And I always get it reversed, so I but suffice to say, in Chinese we service Mandarin and Cantonese.
1:38:09
1 is has to be spoken in in writing and the other is spoken only.
1:38:15
So, you know, and then once that is done, that's we we make the assignments for the election day poll sites.
1:38:25
And for the early voting sites, it's a little bit different because they are, you know, conglomerate sites.
1:38:31
We do a similar analysis and we have, but we have to take then all of the election districts into consideration that are gonna be at that site.
1:38:39
And we have no less than 2 assigned, no more than 4, depending on the needs of the particular location.
