Bill Text: NY A02533 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requirements for proof of identification for registering to vote [Track Bill]

Status: 2010-05-05 - held for consideration in election law [A02533 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A02533-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2533
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 20, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. CALHOUN, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Election Law
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requirements for  proof
         of identification for registering to vote
         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  5-108
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  5-108. QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS; PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION. NO PERSON
    4  SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO REGISTER FOR AND VOTE AT ANY ELECTION UNLESS  SUCH
    5  PERSON  PRESENTS SIX POINTS OF PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION OF NAME, PROOF OF
    6  DATE OF BIRTH AND SUCH PERSON'S  SOCIAL  SECURITY  CARD.  THE  BOARD  OF
    7  ELECTIONS  SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT
    8  SUCH SIX POINT PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02401-01-9