Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 02, 2016 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 25, 2016 |
print number 9463a |
May 25, 2016 |
amend and recommit to election law |
Mar 08, 2016 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A9463A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SEPULVEDA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Walter T. Mosley
Charles Lavine
Jose Rivera
Michaelle C. Solages
multi-Sponsors
Peter Lopez
Philip Ramos
Diana Richardson
2015-A9463 - Details
2015-A9463 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9463 I N A S S E M B L Y March 8, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the young adult voter registration act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that voting is a central tenet of democracy. The vitality of the democratic process depends on voter participation in elections. Yet, far too few New Yorkers vote in local, state or national elections, and voter participation has been declining. The legislature finds that affirmative steps are necessary to encourage and increase voter partic- ipation in all elections. The legislature further finds that this decline and lack of partic- ipation is due, in part, to the fact that voters find it difficult to register to vote. Although state law provides mechanisms for distribut- ing voter registration forms by state agencies as part of agency-based voter registration programs, the department of education does not participate in such programs. The legislature finds that the department of education is uniquely positioned in the state to enhance the partic- ipation of young people in the democratic process by distributing voter registration forms to potential young voters. S 2. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "young adult voter registration act". S 3. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-231 to read as follows: S 5-231. YOUNG ADULT VOTER REGISTRATION. 1. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. EACH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN THE STATE SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO SENIORS SUCH MATERIALS AS MAY BE PUBLISHED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION AND, WHERE APPRO- PRIATE, SHALL PROVIDE APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT, AND MAY ASSIST IN THE EXECUTION OF SUCH APPLICATIONS. 2. REGISTRATION OF GRADUATING SENIORS. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL PROVIDE A POSTAGE PAID VOTER REGISTRATION FORM TO EACH GRADUATING EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Walter T. Mosley
Charles Lavine
Jose Rivera
Michaelle C. Solages
multi-Sponsors
Peter Lopez
Philip Ramos
Diana Richardson
2015-A9463A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A9463A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9463--A I N A S S E M B L Y March 8, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEPULVEDA, MOSLEY, LAVINE, RIVERA, SOLAGES, MAYER, GOTTFRIED, BLAKE, CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LOPEZ, RAMOS, RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the young adult voter registration act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that voting is a central tenet of democracy. The vitality of the democratic process depends on voter participation in elections. Yet, far too few New Yorkers vote in local, state or national elections, and voter participation has been declining. The legislature finds that affirmative steps are necessary to encourage and increase voter partic- ipation in all elections. The legislature further finds that this decline and lack of partic- ipation is due, in part, to the fact that voters find it difficult to register to vote. Although state law provides mechanisms for distribut- ing voter registration forms by state agencies as part of agency-based voter registration programs, the department of education does not participate in such programs. The legislature finds that the department of education is uniquely positioned in the state to enhance the partic- ipation of young people in the democratic process by distributing voter registration forms to potential young voters. S 2. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "young adult voter registration act". S 3. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-231 to read as follows: S 5-231. YOUNG ADULT VOTER REGISTRATION. 1. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. EACH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN THE STATE SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO ALL STUDENTS SUCH MATERIALS AS MAY BE PUBLISHED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION AND, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13495-02-6
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