Assembly Bill A5908

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that purchasers and sellers of real property shall be provided with voter registration forms at closing

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A5908 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1554
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §262, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10324, S2867
2013-2014: A2106, S2535
2015-2016: A5878

2011-A5908 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that purchasers and sellers of real property shall be provided with voter registration forms at closing.

2011-A5908 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5908

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KAVANAGH,  SPANO, P. RIVERA -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to providing purchas-
  ers and sellers of residential real property  and  cooperative  apart-
  ments with voter registration forms at closing

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding  a  new  section
262 to read as follows:
  S  262. VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
TERM "CLOSING" SHALL MEAN AN IN-PERSON MEETING TO COMPLETE  FINAL  DOCU-
MENTS INCIDENT TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY AND
COOPERATIVE  APARTMENTS,  AND THE TERM "SETTLEMENT AGENT" SHALL MEAN THE
LENDER IN A NON-CASH TRANSACTION, THE TITLE COMPANY  IN  A  CASH  TRANS-
ACTION AND THE MANAGING AGENT IN A COOPERATIVE APARTMENT TRANSACTION.
  2. EVERY PURCHASER OR SELLER OF REAL PROPERTY IN ATTENDANCE AT A CLOS-
ING HELD WITHIN THIS STATE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ANY FORMS NECESSARY TO
COMPLY  WITH  THE  VOTER  REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE
FIVE OF THE ELECTION LAW, EXCEPT FOR SELLERS WHO ARE MOVING OUT  OF  NEW
YORK  STATE.   IF SUCH PURCHASER OR SELLER SHALL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE AT
SUCH CLOSING, SUCH FORMS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH
PURCHASER OR SELLER.
  3. THE PROVISION OF FORMS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION
SHALL  BE  MADE  BY  THE  SETTLEMENT AGENT WITHOUT COST OR CHARGE TO THE
PURCHASER OR SELLER.
  4. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
COOPERATE WITH SETTLEMENT AGENTS TO  CARRY  OUT  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
SECTION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00807-01-1

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