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A03843 Summary:

A03843 Actions:

A03843 Committee Votes:

Committee:ELECTION LAW   Chair:Cusick      
DATE:04/26/2017AYE/NAY:11/4  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Cusick
Aye
Norris
Nay
Galef
Aye
McKevitt
Nay
Dinowitz
Aye
Lupinacci
Nay
Lentol
Aye
Brabenec
Nay
Lifton
Aye
Kavanagh
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Blake
Aye
Walker
Excused
Carroll
Aye
Vanel
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Farrell      
DATE:05/09/2017AYE/NAY:29/4  Action: Favorable         
Farrell
Aye
Oaks
Nay
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Barclay
Nay
Gantt
Excused
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Glick
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Walter
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Perry
Aye
Curran
Aye
Colton
Aye
Ra
Nay
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

A03843 Floor Votes:

A03843 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         3843--A
                                                                Cal. No. 337
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 30, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. SEPULVEDA, MOSLEY, LAVINE, RAIA, SOLAGES, MAYER,
          GOTTFRIED,  BLAKE,  CRESPO,  CARROLL,  LUPINACCI,  LIFTON,   ABINANTI,
          HARRIS,  McDONALD,  SIMON,  BARRON,  ORTIZ,  WALLACE,  JAFFEE, D'URSO,
          COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BRONSON,  CROUCH,  LOPEZ,
          RAMOS,  RICHARDSON  --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on
          Election Law -- reported and referred to the  Committee  on  Ways  and
          Means -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended
          and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read-
          ing
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election law, in relation to enacting the young
          adult voter registration act
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.    This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "young
     2  adult voter registration act".
     3    § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-231 to read
     4  as follows:
     5    § 5-231. Young adult voter registration. 1.  Registration  of  voters.
     6  Each public high school within the state shall make available during the
     7  school  year  to  all students such materials as may be published by the
     8  board of elections relating to voter registration and,  where  appropri-
     9  ate, shall provide applications for registration and enrollment, and may
    10  assist in the execution of such applications.
    11    2.  Registration of young adults.  Each school district shall distrib-
    12  ute a voter registration form to any  student  seventeen  years  old  or
    13  older  that  will  be eighteen years old at the time of the next general
    14  election.
    15    3. Forms to be available at school.  The  state  education  department
    16  shall  ensure  that  voter  registration  forms provided by the board of
    17  elections are available in the main  or  central  office  of  each  high
    18  school under the jurisdiction of the department for students who wish to
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02201-04-7
        A. 3843--A                          2
 
     1  obtain  one. The department shall also ensure that each such high school
     2  provides adequate notice to its students of  the  availability  of  such
     3  forms in its main or central office.
     4    4. Sufficient quantity of forms. The department shall request from the
     5  board  of elections a sufficient quantity of voter registration forms to
     6  meet the requirements of this section.
     7    § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
     8  have become a law.