Senate Bill S2541

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that tenants of residential real property shall be provided with voter registration forms

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2014	referred to judiciary
Jan 18, 2013	referred to judiciary

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2013-S2541 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Judiciary
Law Section:: Real Property Law
Laws Affected:: Add §238-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S7744
2011-2012: S1560

2013-S2541 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that tenants of residential real property shall be provided with voter registration forms.

2013-S2541 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2541

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the real property law, in relation to providing tenants of
residential real property with voter registration forms

PURPOSE:
The bill provides that every landlord who rents out residential real
property in New York State shall provide the tenants with voter
registration forms at the time that the fully executed lease is
delivered to the tenants.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the Real Property Law to add a new section 238-a,
which requires that whenever a tenant rents residential real estate,
at time that the landlord or the landlord's representative provides
the tenant with the lease signed by the landlord, the tenant shall
also be provided with a voter registration form. It also requires the
county boards of elections to make the necessary forms available to
those who rent residential real estate.

Section 2: Provides for the Act to take effect on the thirtieth day
after it becomes law.

EXISTING LAW:
There is no existing law requiring voter registration applications to
be provided by landlords who rent residential real estate.

JUSTIFICATION:
People renting apartments may be moving into the state, or moving in
or out of a county or election district, but may be unaware of this
or of the need to provide a change of address to the local board of
election. This provision provides voters with the opportunity to
register to vote or register a change of address at the time when it
is most likely that they will need to do so in order to secure or
preserve their right to vote.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2010: S.7744 - Passed Judiciary; Third Reading Calendar.
2011-2012: S.1560 - Referred to Judiciary

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act takes effect on the thirtieth day after the date it becomes a
law.

2013-S2541 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2541

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to providing  tenants
  of residential real property with voter registration forms

  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
238-a to read as follows:
  S  238-A.  VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS. 1. EVERY TENANT WHO ENTERS INTO A
LEASE TO RENT RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THIS STATE  SHALL
BE  PROVIDED WITH ANY FORMS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE VOTER REGISTRA-
TION REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE FIVE OF THE ELECTION LAW.    SUCH
FORMS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE LANDLORD OR THE LANDLORD'S REPRESENTATIVE
AT  THE  TIME  SUCH LEASE IS SIGNED AND DELIVERED BY THE LANDLORD OR THE
LANDLORD'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE TENANT OR THE TENANT'S  REPRESENTATIVE,
WHETHER IN PERSON OR BY MAIL.
  2. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO  PERSONS  WHO RENT RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY IN THIS
STATE ALL FORMS NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  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.
                                                           LBD04493-01-3

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Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

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