Bill Text: NY A05909 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that tenants of residential real property shall be provided with voter registration forms.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to judiciary [A05909 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05909-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5909
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 2, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, P. RIVERA, STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored
         by  --  M.  of  A.    PHEFFER,  SPANO -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Judiciary
       AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to providing  tenants
         of residential real property with voter registration forms
         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  238-a to 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  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
   16  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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