NY State Senate Bill 2011-S5256

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2011-S5256 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7440
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §5-500, add §5-507, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S1992, A2042
2015-2016: S857
2017-2018: S1661
2019-2020: S138

2011-S5256 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to voter pre-registration.

2011-S5256 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5256

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the election law, in relation to voter pre-registration

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To allow 16 and 17 years to pre-register to vote.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
A new paragraph p is added to section
5-500 of the election law that specifies for the addition of a space
on a voter registration form for pre registering applicants.

The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-507 to allow a
person who is at least 16 years old and is otherwise qualified to
register to vote, to pre-register to vote with that voter
automatically registered upon reaching the age of eligibility.

Subsection two of the new section 5-507 requires local boards of
education to adopt policies to promote student voter registration and
pre-registration.

JUSTIFICATION:
There are currently six states that allow 16 year olds
to pre-register to vote, and two more that allow 17 year olds to pre

register to vote.

The age 16 is sensible time for the DMV and high schools to collect
information for voter pre registration, as it is the time when a
significant amount of people have their first interaction with the
DMV, and it is an age where school is still compulsory in New York.
Pre registration allows this information to be collected at a
convenient time for the individual rather than making them return to
the boards of elections or a state agency when they reach eligible
voting age.

In New York in 2004, only 57 percent of eligible voters between the
ages of 18 and 29 were registered to vote. (Young voter Registration
and Turnout Trends, a report issued by rock the Vote in 2004) This
percentage is likely to increase when information is gathered to pre
register 16 and 17 years olds, and then automatically registering
young voters when they reach an eligible voting age. Getting young
people involved in the election process allows them to form the habit
of voting and contribute to civic life early on.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect January 1, 2013.

2011-S5256 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5256

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to voter pre-registration

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

  Section  1.    Paragraph  o  of  subdivision 4 of section 5-500 of the
election law, as amended by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is  amended
and a new paragraph p is added to read as follows:
  o.  A space for "remarks" regarding other facts required by this chap-
ter to be recorded or appropriate to identify the voter[.];
  P. A SPACE FOR PRE-REGISTERING APPLICANTS TO RESPOND TO THE  FOLLOWING
QUESTION: "ARE YOU AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MUST
BE 18 YEARS OF AGE ON OR BEFORE ELECTION DAY TO VOTE, AND THAT UNTIL YOU
REACH  THE  AGE  OF 18 YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE MARKED AS 'PENDING' AND
YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO CAST A BALLOT IN ANY ELECTION?"
  S 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-507 to read
as follows:
  S 5-507. VOTER PRE-REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION ON  VOTER  PRE-REGISTRA-
TION. 1. PRE-REGISTRATION.  A. A PERSON WHO IS AT LEAST SIXTEEN YEARS OF
AGE  AND WHO IS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED TO REGISTER TO VOTE MAY PRE-REGISTER
TO VOTE, AND SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED UPON REACHING THE AGE  OF
ELIGIBILITY,  FOLLOWING  VERIFICATION OF THE PERSON'S QUALIFICATIONS AND
ADDRESS.
  B. A PERSON WHO IS CURRENTLY (I) SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE ON THE DATE OF
A PRIMARY ELECTION, (II) WHO WILL BE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE ON  THE  DATE
OF  THE  GENERAL  ELECTION, AND (III) WHO IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE,
MAY VOTE IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
  2. ENCOURAGEMENT OF STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION  AND  PRE-REGISTRATION.
LOCAL  BOARDS  OF  EDUCATION  ARE  REQUIRED TO ADOPT POLICIES TO PROMOTE
STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION  AND  PRE-REGISTRATION.  THESE  POLICIES  MAY
INCLUDE  COLLABORATION  WITH COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS TO CONDUCT VOTER

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11301-01-1

S. 5256                             2

REGISTRATION  AND  PRE-REGISTRATION  IN  HIGH  SCHOOLS.  COMPLETION  AND
SUBMISSION  OF VOTER REGISTRATION OR PRE-REGISTRATION FORMS SHALL NOT BE
A COURSE REQUIREMENT OR GRADED ASSIGNMENT FOR STUDENTS.
  S  3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2013. Effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any  rules  or  regulations
necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made on or before such date.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

2011-S5256 (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S5256 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S5256 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5256 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

2011-S5256 (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S5256 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S5256 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5256 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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