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A01693 Summary:

BILL NOA01693
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORWallace
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §224-b, V & T L
 
Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles, in cooperation with the New York state board of elections, to ensure that no persons who are not eligible to register to vote within the state are registered to vote by the actions of the department.
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A01693 Actions:

BILL NOA01693
 
01/17/2023referred to election law
01/03/2024referred to election law
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A01693 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A1693
 
SPONSOR: Wallace
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to preventing voter registration   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation would amend vehicle and traffic law by adding a new section 224-b to the duties of the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, requiring the Commissioner to work with the New York State Board of Elections to ensure no persons who are not eligible to vote are registered to vote.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends vehicle and traffic law by adding a new section 224-b. Section 2 provides that the act shall take effect immediately.   JUSTIFICATION: Recent reports in Western New York indicated that two individuals who are non-citizens, and therefore ineligible to had registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles to do so. This legislation would require the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles to work in cooperation with the New York State Board of Elections to ensure that only U.S. citizens register to vote. The current voter registration process with the Department of Motor Vehicles is vulnerable to non-citizens being allowed to register to vote by simply checking a small box on the driver's license application form. Whether they do so inadvertently or intentionally, this is a problem. The Department must create safeguards in the registration process that prevent non-citizens from registering to vote when they are ineligible. The integrity of our elections should be protected so that voters can have confidence that only those who are legally permitted to vote do so. It is critical that this problem be addressed immediately to safeguard the electoral process in New York State.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2019-2020: A.10130 - Referred to Election Law 2021-2022: A.827 - Referred to Election Law   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A01693 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1693
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 17, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Election Law
 
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  preventing
          voter registration
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 224-b to read as follows:
     3    § 224-b. Voter registration. The commissioner, in cooperation with the
     4  New  York state board of elections, shall ensure that no persons who are
     5  not eligible to register to vote within the state are registered to vote
     6  by the actions of the department.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00881-01-3
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