Assembly Bill A2139

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring boards of elections to include the number of registration forms distributed to and returned by each agency assisting with voter registration in their annual reports

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A2139 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-212, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5313
2019-2020: A1106
2021-2022: A1526
2023-2024: A3846

2017-A2139 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring boards of elections to include the number of registration forms distributed to and returned by each agency assisting with voter registration in their annual reports; personally identifiable information about the registrants shall not be collected or included in the report.

2017-A2139 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2139
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  board  of  elections
   reports
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (b) of subdivision 4  of
 section  3-212 of the election law, as amended by chapter 79 of the laws
 of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
   Said annual report, as required by paragraph (a) of this  subdivision,
 shall  include  a  detailed description of existing programs designed to
 enhance voter registration.  Such report shall include a voter registra-
 tion action plan which details the various activities  and  programs  of
 each  board, including a description of those steps which shall be taken
 in the future to increase  registration  opportunities,  especially  for
 those  identifiable  groups  of persons historically underrepresented on
 the rolls of registered voters; and coordinate voter education  programs
 with  school  districts,  colleges  and  universities within the board's
 jurisdiction including voter registration of  qualified  applicants  and
 instructional  or  extracurricular activities promoting participation in
 the electoral process. SUCH REPORT SHALL FURTHER INCLUDE THE  NUMBER  OF
 REGISTRATION  FORMS DISTRIBUTED TO AND RETURNED BY EACH AGENCY ASSISTING
 WITH VOTER REGISTRATION PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  5-211  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.
 PERSONALLY  IDENTIFIABLE  INFORMATION  PERTAINING TO THE ASSISTED REGIS-
 TRANTS SHALL NOT BE COLLECTED OR INCLUDED IN THE REPORT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05409-01-7

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