STATE OF NEW YORK
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9119
IN SENATE
June 20, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting parole
officers from assisting parolees to register to vote
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 5-217
2 to read as follows:
3 § 5-217. Registration; assistance by parole officers prohibited. No
4 person acting as a parole officer in this state shall provide to a paro-
5 lee, or have the responsibility to provide to a parolee, any voter
6 registration forms, related documents, assistance with the registration
7 process or other information related to voter registration, including,
8 but not limited to, information regarding the location of a local board
9 of elections.
10 § 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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