Bill Text: NY S06544 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to creating the "modernized voter registration act of New York"; modernizes voter registration; promotes access to voting for individuals with disabilities; protects the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for local and state office and makes an appropriation therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-01 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S06544 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06544-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6544
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 25, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
        AN ACT to amend the election  law,  in  relation  to  modernizing  voter
          registration, promoting access to voting for individuals with disabil-
          ities,  protecting the ability of individuals to exercise the right to
          vote in elections for local and state office; and making an  appropri-
          ation therefor
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "modernized
     2  voter registration act of New York".
     3    § 2. The election law is amended by adding  ten  new  sections  5-200,
     4  5-232, 5-234, 5-236, 5-238, 5-240, 5-242, 5-244, 5-246 and 5-248 to read
     5  as follows:
     6    §  5-200.  Automated  voter registration. 1. Notwithstanding any other
     7  manner of registration required by this  article,  each  person  in  the
     8  state qualified to vote pursuant to section 5-102 of this article, shall
     9  be  automatically  registered  to  vote  as  provided  in  this section,
    10  provided that the person consents to voter registration.
    11    2. The state board of elections or county  board  of  elections  shall
    12  register  to vote or update the registration record of any person in the
    13  state qualified to vote pursuant to section 5-102 of  this  article  who
    14  consents to the registration or update and does any of the following:
    15    (a)  completes  an  application for a new or renewed driver's license,
    16  non-driver  identification  card,  pre-licensing   course   certificate,
    17  learner's permit or certification of supervised driving with the depart-
    18  ment  of  motor  vehicles,  or  notifies such department in writing of a
    19  change of his or her name or address;
    20    (b) completes an application for services, renewal or  recertification
    21  for  services, or change of address relating to such services from agen-
    22  cies designated in section 5-211 of this title;
    23    (c) completes an application for services, renewal or  recertification
    24  for  services,  or  change of address relating to such services from any
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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