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                                         1062

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                   I N  S E N A T E

                                   January 22, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 making  mail  registra-
         tion forms available in public buildings and other public places

         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2  of  section  5-210  of  the
    2  election  law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, is amended
    3  to read as follows:
    4    (a) Application forms for  use  pursuant  to  this  section  shall  be
    5  furnished  by  a county board of elections to any person requesting such
    6  form. Application forms sent outside of the United States to  a  country
    7  other than Canada or Mexico, shall be sent airmail. Each county board of
    8  elections  shall  also  cause such application forms to be as widely and
    9  freely distributed as possible.  EACH COUNTY BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL
   10  MAKE  APPLICATION  FORMS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH DISTRIBUTION TO
   11  FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL BUILDINGS.    SUCH  BUILDINGS  MAY
   12  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE LIMITED TO BANKS, POST OFFICES, PUBLIC LIBRARIES,
   13  LOCAL OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES,  UNEMPLOYMENT  INSUR-
   14  ANCE OFFICES AND OFFICES OF EACH LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
   15    S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.




        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06333-01-9