Requires the state board of elections to participate in the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2345
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 16, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- 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 verification of voter
qualifications
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-108
2 to read as follows:
3 § 5-108. Verification of voter qualifications; citizenship. The state
4 board of elections shall participate in the systematic alien verifica-
5 tion for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States
6 citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who
7 is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen.
8 Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the state
9 board of elections is authorized to share and transmit all relevant
10 information provided by a person, who is either registered or register-
11 ing to vote, to the state board of elections with the United States
12 citizenship and immigration services agency for the purpose of verifying
13 such person's citizenship status.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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