Bill Text: NY A02106 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that purchasers and sellers of real property shall be provided with voter registration forms at closing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to election law [A02106 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A02106-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2106
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. KAVANAGH, STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
         of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Election
         Law
       AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to providing purchas-
         ers  and  sellers  of residential real property and cooperative apart-
         ments with voter registration forms at closing
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  real property law is amended by adding a new section
    2  262 to read as follows:
    3    S 262. VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  THE
    4  TERM  "CLOSING"  SHALL MEAN AN IN-PERSON MEETING TO COMPLETE FINAL DOCU-
    5  MENTS INCIDENT TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY AND
    6  COOPERATIVE APARTMENTS, AND THE TERM "SETTLEMENT AGENT" SHALL  MEAN  THE
    7  LENDER  IN  A  NON-CASH  TRANSACTION, THE TITLE COMPANY IN A CASH TRANS-
    8  ACTION AND THE MANAGING AGENT IN A COOPERATIVE APARTMENT TRANSACTION.
    9    2. EVERY PURCHASER OR SELLER OF REAL PROPERTY IN ATTENDANCE AT A CLOS-
   10  ING HELD WITHIN THIS STATE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ANY FORMS NECESSARY TO
   11  COMPLY WITH THE VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS  SET  FORTH  IN  ARTICLE
   12  FIVE  OF  THE ELECTION LAW, EXCEPT FOR SELLERS WHO ARE MOVING OUT OF NEW
   13  YORK STATE.  IF SUCH PURCHASER OR SELLER SHALL NOT BE IN  ATTENDANCE  AT
   14  SUCH CLOSING, SUCH FORMS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH
   15  PURCHASER OR SELLER.
   16    3.  THE PROVISION OF FORMS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
   17  SHALL BE MADE BY THE SETTLEMENT AGENT WITHOUT  COST  OR  CHARGE  TO  THE
   18  PURCHASER OR SELLER.
   19    4. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
   20  COOPERATE  WITH  SETTLEMENT  AGENTS  TO  CARRY  OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS
   21  SECTION.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04497-02-3
       A. 2106                             2
    1    S 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 238-a to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S  238-A.  VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS. 1. EVERY TENANT WHO ENTERS INTO A
    4  LEASE TO RENT RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THIS STATE  SHALL
    5  BE  PROVIDED WITH ANY FORMS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE VOTER REGISTRA-
    6  TION REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE FIVE OF THE ELECTION LAW.    SUCH
    7  FORMS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE LANDLORD OR THE LANDLORD'S REPRESENTATIVE
    8  AT  THE  TIME  SUCH LEASE IS SIGNED AND DELIVERED BY THE LANDLORD OR THE
    9  LANDLORD'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE TENANT OR THE TENANT'S  REPRESENTATIVE,
   10  WHETHER IN PERSON OR BY MAIL.
   11    2. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
   12  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO  PERSONS  WHO RENT RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY IN THIS
   13  STATE ALL FORMS NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
   14  SECTION.
   15    S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
   16  have become a law.