STATE OF NEW YORK
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1992--B
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, AVELLA, ESPAILLAT, HOYLMAN, PARKER -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Elections -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
to the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
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.
19 2. Encouragement of student voter registration and pre-registration.
20 Local boards of education are required to adopt policies to promote
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03459-04-4
S. 1992--B 2
1 student voter registration and pre-registration. These policies may
2 include collaboration with county boards of elections to conduct voter
3 registration and pre-registration in high schools. Completion and
4 submission of voter registration or pre-registration forms shall not be
5 a course requirement or graded assignment for students.
6 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
7 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate-
8 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations
9 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
10 authorized to be made on or before such date.
