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A01057 Summary:

A01057 Actions:

A01057 Committee Votes:

Committee:ELECTION LAW   Chair:Cusick      
DATE:01/30/2017AYE/NAY:16/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Cusick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Galef
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Lupinacci
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Lifton
Aye
Kavanagh
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Blake
Aye
Walker
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Vanel
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Farrell      
DATE:05/09/2017AYE/NAY:33/0  Action: Favorable         
Farrell
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Glick
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Walter
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Perry
Aye
Curran
Aye
Colton
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Moya
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye

A01057 Floor Votes:

A01057 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1057
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 10, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, DINOWITZ, ARROYO, JAFFEE, KAVANAGH, MAYER,
          WEPRIN,  ABINANTI,  KOLB,  GIGLIO  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.
          CAHILL, COLTON, FINCH, GOTTFRIED, LENTOL, McDONOUGH, PAULIN, THIELE --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
        AN ACT to amend the  election  law,  in  relation  to  including  e-mail
          addresses in voter registration data
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraphs (k) and (l) of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of
     2  the election law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, subpar-
     3  agraph (xii) of paragraph (k) as added by chapter 362  of  the  laws  of
     4  2008, are amended to read as follows:
     5    (k)  The  form shall also include space for the following information,
     6  which must be contained on the inside of the form after it is folded for
     7  mailing:
     8    (i) A space for the applicant to indicate whether or not he or she has
     9  ever voted or registered to vote before and, if so, the approximate year
    10  in which such applicant last voted or registered and his or her name and
    11  address at the time.
    12    (ii) The name and residence address of the applicant including the zip
    13  code and apartment number, if any.
    14    (iii) A space for the furnishing of an e-mail address, the  furnishing
    15  of  which  shall  be optional, together with a notice stating that if an
    16  e-mail address is furnished, all notices  and  communications  otherwise
    17  required  to  be  sent  by  the state board of elections to the voter by
    18  postal mail shall be sent by e-mail in addition to postal  mail.  County
    19  boards  of  elections and the board of elections of the city of New York
    20  shall have the option of sending notices  and  communications  otherwise
    21  required to be sent to the voter by postal mail by e-mail in addition to
    22  postal mail if the voter furnishes an email address.
    23    (iv) The date of birth of the applicant.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02416-01-7
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     1    [(iv)]  (v)  A space for the applicant to indicate his or her driver's
     2  license or department of motor vehicles non-driver photo  ID  number  or
     3  the  last  four  digits  of his or her social security number or, if the
     4  applicant does not have either such number, a space for the applicant to
     5  indicate he or she does not have either.
     6    [(v)]  (vi) A space for the applicant to indicate whether or not he or
     7  she is a citizen of the United States and the statement "If you  checked
     8  "no" in response to this question, do not complete this form."
     9    [(vi)]  (vii)  A  space for the applicant to answer the question "Will
    10  you be 18 years of age on or before election day?" and the statement "If
    11  you checked "no" in response to this question, do not complete this form
    12  unless you will be 18 by the end of the year."
    13    [(vii)] (viii) A statement informing the applicant that if the form is
    14  submitted by mail and the applicant is registering for the  first  time,
    15  certain  information  or  documents  must  be submitted with the mail-in
    16  registration form in order to avoid additional  identification  require-
    17  ments  upon  voting  for  the first time. Such information and documents
    18  are:
    19    (A) a driver's license or  department  of  motor  vehicles  non-driver
    20  photo ID number; or
    21    (B)  the  last four digits of the individual's social security number;
    22  or
    23    (C) a copy of a current and valid photo identification; or
    24    (D) a copy of a  current  utility  bill,  bank  statement,  government
    25  check,  paycheck  or  other  government document that shows the name and
    26  address of the voter.
    27    [(viii)] (ix) The gender of the applicant (optional).
    28    [(ix)] (x) A space for the applicant to indicate his or her choice  of
    29  party enrollment, with a clear alternative provided for the applicant to
    30  decline to affiliate with any party.
    31    [(x)] (xi) The telephone number of the applicant (optional).
    32    [(xi)]  (xii)  A place for the applicant to execute the form on a line
    33  which is clearly  labeled  "signature  of  applicant"  preceded  by  the
    34  following specific form of affirmation:
    35    AFFIDAVIT: I swear or affirm that:
    36       * I am a citizen of the United States.
    37       * I will have lived in the county, city, or village for at least 30
    38         days before the election.
    39       * I  meet  all  the  requirements  to  register to vote in New York
    40         State.
    41       * This is my signature or mark on the line below.
    42       * All the information contained on  this  application  is  true.  I
    43         understand that if it is not true I can be convicted and fined up
    44         to $5,000 and/or jailed for up to four years.
    45  which  form of affirmation shall be followed by a space for the date and
    46  the aforementioned line for the applicant's signature.
    47    [(xii)] (xiii) A space for the applicant to register in the  New  York
    48  state  donate  life  registry for organ and tissue donations established
    49  pursuant to section forty-three hundred ten of the public health law.
    50    (l) The mail voter registration  application  form  developed  by  the
    51  federal  election  commission pursuant to the provisions of section nine
    52  of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 42 USC 1973gg-7 shall  be
    53  deemed  to  meet  the  requirements of this section. Any application for
    54  registration received on such an application form shall be  accepted  if
    55  the  applicant is otherwise eligible to register to vote pursuant to the
    56  provisions of this article.   A voter  whose  registration  is  accepted
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     1  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this  paragraph shall be permitted to
     2  furnish an e-mail address to the board of  elections,  which  furnishing
     3  shall  carry  the  same  notice  and have the same effect as provided by
     4  subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (k) of this subdivision.
     5    §  2.  Paragraph  d  of subdivision 4 of section 5-500 of the election
     6  law, as amended by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended  to  read
     7  as follows:
     8    d.  The residence address at which the voter claims to reside and post
     9  office address, if not the same; and the number or  designation  of  the
    10  room,  apartment,  or  floor occupied by the voter if he or she does not
    11  claim the entire building as his or  her  residence;  and  in  addition,
    12  space  for  the furnishing of an e-mail address, the furnishing of which
    13  shall be optional, together with a notice  stating  that  if  an  e-mail
    14  address  is furnished, all notices and communications otherwise required
    15  to be sent by the state board of elections to the voter by  postal  mail
    16  shall  be  sent  by  e-mail in addition to postal mail. County boards of
    17  elections and the board of elections of the city of New York shall  have
    18  the  option  of sending notices and communications otherwise required to
    19  be sent to the voter by postal mail by e-mail in addition to postal mail
    20  if the voter furnishes an e-mail address;
    21    § 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
    22  law; provided that the state board of elections is authorized to promul-
    23  gate  any  and  all  rules  and  regulations and take any other measures
    24  necessary to implement this act on its effective date on or before  such
    25  date.