STATE OF NEW YORK
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6479
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 7, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing for polling
place voter registration for any qualified person who is not regis-
tered to vote
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 5-210 of the election law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
3 1-a. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article relating
4 to registration requirements, any qualified person who is not registered
5 in this state may apply personally for registration and enrollment by
6 appearing at the appropriate polling place for the election district in
7 which he or she resides on the day of any primary, general or special
8 election during the hours that such polling place is open for voting. To
9 be eligible to register pursuant to this subdivision, a person must
10 provide acceptable forms of identification containing proof of resi-
11 dence, as determined by state law implementing the Help Americans Vote
12 Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-252). Any person who so registers to vote
13 shall execute the following instrument in substantially the following
14 form:
15 "I, (name), do hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that, to the
16 best of my knowledge, I am a qualified voter, having resided at (place
17 of residence) for at least thirty days immediately preceding this
18 election, that I am not disqualified on any legal grounds from voting
19 and that I have not already voted at this election."
20 (b) If a registrant is unable to provide valid proof of residence as
21 required by paragraph (a) of this subdivision, such registrant may be
22 allowed to register for and vote in any election by affidavit ballot.
23 Such affidavit ballot shall not be counted until election officials can
24 determine such registrant's residence and eligibility to vote.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07878-01-9
A. 6479 2
1 (c) The board of elections shall establish a procedure by which a
2 person who registers pursuant to this subdivision may cast his or her
3 vote at the appropriate polling place.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
5 manner as a concurrent resolution amending the constitution, entitled
6 "CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY" proposing amendments
7 to section 5 of article 2 of the constitution, in relation to the ten
8 day advance registration requirement, as proposed by legislative bills
9 numbers S.1048 and A.777 of 2019.