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Assembly Bill A6818

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to student-voter pre-registration

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2015-A6818 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง5-231, El L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A8123

2015-A6818 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to optional student-voter pre-registration for sixteen and seventeen year olds.

2015-A6818 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6818

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to student-voter pre-re-
  gistration

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby finds that
youths aged eighteen to twenty-four have the lowest rate of registration
in New York. Experience in other states  and  countries  indicates  that
pre-registration  of  students  before  they reach eighteen will signif-
icantly increase such voter participation.
  S 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-231 to read
as follows:
  S 5-231. VOTER PRE-REGISTRATION. 1.  EVERY  PRIVATE  AND  PUBLIC  HIGH
SCHOOL  AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN NEW YORK STATE
SHALL OFFER SIXTEEN AND SEVENTEEN YEAR-OLD STUDENTS THE  OPPORTUNITY  TO
PRE-REGISTER  TO  VOTE  AT  THE  TIME OF STUDENTS' REGISTRATION OR CLASS
SELECTION FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
  2. THE PRE-REGISTRATION SHALL BE OPTIONAL FOR STUDENTS.
  3. THE SCHOOL SHALL INCLUDE THIS OPTION IN  CLASS  OFFERING  SCHEDULES
FOR STUDENT COURSE REGISTRATION.
  4. ONCE SUCH STUDENTS ARE PRE-REGISTERED, THE LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS
SHALL MAINTAIN REGISTRATION ON FILE AND REGISTRATION SHALL AUTOMATICALLY
BECOME ACTIVE WHEN THE REGISTRANT TURNS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
  S  3.  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.
                                                           LBD05761-01-5

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