S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3262
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 23, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN, DelMONTE, EDDINGTON, RAIA, WALKER --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CALHOUN, CLARK, CROUCH, DUPREY, ERRIGO,
HOOPER, MAISEL, MAYERSOHN, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, REILLY, SCHIMEL --
read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to increasing the penalty
for willfully making a material false statement in any application for
registration to vote
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 5-210 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
follows:
6. A person who willfully makes a material false statement in any
application for registration and enrollment and/or transfer of registra-
tion and enrollment or special enrollment by mail, or who knowingly
makes a false affirmation, or who offers or attempts to offer any appli-
cation for registration and enrollment or transfer of registration and
enrollment or special enrollment knowing that the applicant is not qual-
ified to register or enroll, or transfer his or her registration and
enrollment or to specially enroll, shall be guilty of a class [E] D
felony.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05771-01-9