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Assembly Bill A1965

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires board of elections to provide voter identification cards

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2009-A1965 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5-214, El L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2868

2009-A1965 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires board of elections to provide voter registration identification cards; mandates that citizens shall not be permitted to vote unless such identification card is presented.

2009-A1965 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1965

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CALHOUN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the board of  elections
  providing voter identification cards

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

  Section 1. Section 5-214 of the election law, as amended by chapter  9
of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  S  5-214. Registration cards for identification.  A board of elections
[may] SHALL provide identification cards for use in any city [or],  town
OR  VILLAGE  in  such  county  in  which the board deems it necessary to
facilitate voting. However, the failure of a voter to present such  card
shall  not deprive such voter of the right to exercise the franchise, or
any other right provided under this chapter; HOWEVER, FAILURE TO PRODUCE
SUCH CARD SHALL REQUIRE EXERCISING THE FRANCHISE BY USE OF PAPER  BALLOT
UNTIL THE VALIDITY OF VOTER REGISTRATION IS CONFIRMED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02227-01-9

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