Bill Text: NY S02791 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2791 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Adds an optional section to voter registration forms to allow for email addresses.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-20 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S02791 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S02791-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2791
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 17, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
        AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  adding  an  optional
          section to voter registration forms to allow for email addresses
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 5  of  section  5-210  of  the
     2  election  law  is amended by adding a new subparagraph (xiii) to read as
     3  follows:
     4    (xiii) The email address of the applicant (optional).
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
     6  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02494-01-7