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                                   1070
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KAVANAGH,  GALEF, KEARNS, BUCHWALD, LUPARDO,
   ROSENTHAL, FAHY, SEPULVEDA,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  ABINANTI,  STIRPE,  COLTON,
   ORTIZ,  LIFTON,  LUPINACCI,  DINOWITZ,  BLAKE, ZEBROWSKI, QUART, OTIS,
   SIMON, BRINDISI, JAFFEE, RYAN, HEVESI,  SKOUFIS,  McDONALD  --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. CAHILL, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, JENNE,
   LENTOL, SKARTADOS, SOLAGES, THIELE -- read once and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 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?".
   § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-507 to read
 as follows:
   §  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD01457-01-7

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 INCLUDE  COLLABORATION  WITH COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS TO CONDUCT VOTER
 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.
   §  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.  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.