Bill Text: NY A03240 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Permits enrollment in the address confidentiality program for election officers.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A03240 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A03240-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          3240

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 2, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enrollment eligibility
          for election officials in the address confidentiality program

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 108 of the executive  law,
     2  as  separately  amended  by chapters 222 and 521 of the laws of 2022, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    There is created in the office of the secretary of state a program  to
     5  be  known as the "address confidentiality program" to protect victims of
     6  domestic violence, victims of human trafficking, victims of  kidnapping,
     7  victims  of  a  sexual  offense, victims of stalking, [and] reproductive
     8  health care services  providers,  employees,  volunteers,  patients,  or
     9  immediate family members of reproductive health care services providers,
    10  and election officers by authorizing the use of designated addresses for
    11  such  [victims]  individuals and their minor children. The program shall
    12  be administered by the secretary of state.
    13    § 2. Clause (A) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision  2
    14  and  subdivision  3  of  section 108 of the executive law, as separately
    15  amended by chapters 222 and 521 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read
    16  as follows:
    17    (A) the applicant, or the  minor  or  incapacitated  person  on  whose
    18  behalf the application is made, is a victim of domestic violence, victim
    19  of  human trafficking, victim of kidnapping, victim of a sexual offense,
    20  victim of stalking, [or] a reproductive health care  services  provider,
    21  employee,  volunteer, patient, or an immediate family member of a repro-
    22  ductive health care services provider, or an election officer;
    23    3. Designation of agencies to assist applicants. The  secretary  shall
    24  designate  state,  local  or nonprofit agencies that provide counseling,
    25  referral, shelter or other specialized services to victims  of  domestic

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        A. 3240                             2

     1  violence,  victims  of human trafficking, victims of kidnapping, victims
     2  of a sexual offense, victims of stalking, and reproductive  health  care
     3  services providers, employees, volunteers, patients, or immediate family
     4  members of reproductive health care services providers to assist persons
     5  applying to be program participants. The secretary shall designate coun-
     6  ty  boards  of  elections  to assist election officers in applying to be
     7  program participants. Such persons providing assistance shall be trained
     8  by the secretary. Any assistance and counseling rendered by  an  officer
     9  of  the  secretary or his or her designees to applicants shall in no way
    10  be construed as legal advice.
    11    § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 108 of the executive law is  amended  by
    12  adding a new paragraph (o) to read as follows:
    13    (o)  "Election  officer"  shall  have the same meaning as set forth in
    14  section 1-104 of the election law.
    15    § 4. Clause (B) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision  2
    16  of  section  108  of the executive law, as amended by chapter 222 of the
    17  laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
    18    (B) the applicant, or the  minor  or  incapacitated  person  on  whose
    19  behalf the application is made, has left his or her residence because of
    20  such violence or acts, provided, however, this clause shall not apply if
    21  the applicant is a reproductive health care services provider, employee,
    22  volunteer,  patient,  or  an  immediate  family member of a reproductive
    23  health care services provider, or an election officer;
    24    § 5. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision  2  of  section
    25  108 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 222 of the laws of 2022,
    26  is amended to read as follows:
    27    (iv)  the  actual address or addresses that the applicant requests not
    28  be disclosed because of the increased risk of domestic violence, a sexu-
    29  al offense, stalking, physical injury or in  the  case  of  reproductive
    30  health care services provider, employee, volunteer, patient, or an imme-
    31  diate  family member of a reproductive health care services provider, or
    32  an election officer, other threats of violence; and
    33    § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.