STATE OF NEW YORK
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Cal. No. 112
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, GALEF, SCARBOROUGH, CERETTO, ROBERTS,
BUCHWALD, ROSENTHAL, SEPULVEDA, LUPARDO, FAHY, ENGLEBRIGHT, ABINANTI
-- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CAHILL, CLARK, GOTTFRIED,
HIKIND, MILLMAN, RUSSELL, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Election Law -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to voter pre-registration
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph o of subdivision 4 of section 5-500 of the
2 election law, as amended by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended
3 and a new paragraph p is added to read as follows:
4 o. A space for "remarks" regarding other facts required by this chap-
5 ter to be recorded or appropriate to identify the voter[.];
6 p. A space for pre-registering applicants to respond to the following
7 question: "Are you at least 16 years of age and understand that you must
8 be 18 years of age on or before election day to vote, and that until you
9 reach the age of 18 your registration will be marked as 'pending' and
10 you will be unable to cast a ballot in any election?"
11 § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-507 to read
12 as follows:
13 § 5-507. Voter pre-registration and education on voter pre-registra-
14 tion. 1. Pre-registration. A person who is at least sixteen years of
15 age and who is otherwise qualified to register to vote may pre-register
16 to vote, and shall be automatically registered upon reaching the age of
17 eligibility, following verification of the person's qualifications and
18 address.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 2. Encouragement of student voter registration and pre-registration.
2 Local boards of education are required to adopt policies to promote
3 student voter registration and pre-registration. These policies may
4 include collaboration with county boards of elections to conduct voter
5 registration and pre-registration in high schools. Completion and
6 submission of voter registration or pre-registration forms shall not be
7 a course requirement or graded assignment for students.
8 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
9 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate-
10 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations
11 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
12 authorized to be made on or before such date.
