| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2014 |
print number 1992b |
| Jan 14, 2014 |
amend and recommit to elections |
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to elections |
| Jun 21, 2013 |
committed to rules |
| Jun 11, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
| Jun 10, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
| Jun 05, 2013 |
1st report cal.1144 |
| May 24, 2013 |
print number 1992a |
| May 24, 2013 |
amend and recommit to elections |
| Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S1992A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S1992 - Details
2013-S1992 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1992 REVISED 5/3/13
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to voter
pre-registration
PURPOSE: To allow those 16 and 17 years of age to pre-register to
vote.
SUMMARY OF 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 at least a dozen states that allow
16- and/or 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote. The age 16 is a
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
2013-S1992 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1992
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
___________
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
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2013-S1992A - Details
2013-S1992A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1992A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to voter
pre-registration
PURPOSE: To allow those 16 and 17 veers of age to pre-register to
vote.
SUMMARY OF 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 a: 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 at least a dozen states that allow
16- and/or 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote. The age 16 is a
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
2013-S1992A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1992--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
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 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.
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
REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION IN HIGH SCHOOLS. COMPLETION AND
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2013-S1992B (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S1992B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1992B
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to voter
pre-registration
PURPOSE:
To allow those 16 and 17 years of age to pre-register to vote.
SUMMARY OF 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 a: 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:
2013-S1992B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1992--B
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, AVELLA, ESPAILLAT, HOYLMAN, PARKER -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Elections -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
to the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
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 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.
2. ENCOURAGEMENT OF STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION.
LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT POLICIES TO PROMOTE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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