Assembly Bill A5925

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to pre-clearance of voting-related regulations and policies

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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-A5925 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6164
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 8 Title VI §8-600, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10712
2019-2020: A3420, S4032
2021-2022: A4525, S246
2023-2024: S3423

2017-A5925 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to pre-clearance of voting-related regulations and policies.

2017-A5925 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5925
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. WALKER, BARRON, BICHOTTE, BLAKE, COOK, CUSICK,
   GANTT, HARRIS, HOOPER, HYNDMAN, JEAN-PIERRE, KAVANAGH, LIFTON, MOSLEY,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, RAMOS, RICHARDSON, SEPULVEDA -- read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law,  in relation to pre-clearance of
   voting-related regulations and policies
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Article  8 of the election law is amended by adding a new
 title 6 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE VI
                               PRE-CLEARANCE
 SECTION 8-600. PRE-CLEARANCE.
   § 8-600. PRE-CLEARANCE. 1. TO ENSURE THAT THE RIGHT  OF  CITIZENS  WHO
 RESIDE IN NEW YORK TO VOTE IS NOT DENIED OR ABRIDGED ON ACCOUNT OF RACE,
 COLOR,  OR LANGUAGE MINORITY STATUS THROUGH THE ENFORCEMENT OF A VOTING-
 RELATED REGULATION, PROCEDURE OR POLICY THAT IS ENACTED OR  ADMINISTERED
 AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING VOTING-RELATED
 REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  PRE-CLEARANCE  BY  THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
   2. BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OR ANY LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 ENACTS  OR IMPLEMENTS ANY CHANGES IN VOTING QUALIFICATION, PREREQUISITES
 TO VOTING, ADMINISTRATION, REGULATIONS, POLICIES,  PRACTICES  OR  PROCE-
 DURES  WITH  RESPECT TO VOTING AFFECTING: (A) A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION
 COMPRISED, IN THE AGGREGATE, OF AT LEAST TEN PERCENT  OF  MEMBERS  OF  A
 PROTECTED  CLASS  OVER  THE PRECEDING DECADE, AS DETERMINED BY THE FIVE-
 YEAR ESTIMATES OF THE UNITED STATES CENSUS  AMERICAN  COMMUNITY  SURVEY,
 (B)  A  COUNTY  WHICH  HAS  BEEN  SUBJECT TO A COURT ORDER OR GOVERNMENT
 ENFORCEMENT ACTION BASED UPON A FINDING OF  A  DISCRIMINATORY  PRACTICE,
 DENIAL  OR  ABRIDGMENT OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE OF A MEMBER OF THE PROTECTED
 CLASS WITHIN THE PAST TEN YEARS, OR (C) A  COUNTY  THAT  WAS  PREVIOUSLY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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