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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 10, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S1731
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2017-S1731 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §5-209, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S5237
2013-2014: S1991
2015-2016: S859
2019-2020: S140
2017-S1731 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1731 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing electronic voter registration PURPOSE : Provides that the Board of Elections shall accept voter registrations electronically through its website in order to improve poll book accuracy and remove the voter registration backlogs that tend to appear before each election. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Adds a new section 5-209 to the election law to require the State Board of Elections to implement online voter registration using similar provisions to the voter registration card. Registrants who provide a DMV client identification number would have their signature transferred from DMV records. Registrants providing only a social security number would need to show identification when voting for the first time in order to ensure compliance with signature requirements and election integrity. Section 2. Effective date. JUSTIFICATION :
2017-S1731 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1731 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, AVELLA, PARKER, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing electronic voter registration THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-209 to read as follows: § 5-209. ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION. 1. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER METHODS OF VOTER REGISTRATION PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ARTICLE, ANY QUALI- FIED PERSON MAY APPLY FOR REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT BY APPLICATION MADE ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WEBSITE. 2. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL DESIGN A WEBPAGE THAT SERVES AS AN ELECTRONIC APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT FORM, OR A REGISTRATION FORM NECESSITATED BY A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE. 3. THE VOTER REGISTRATION WEBPAGE: (A) SHALL REQUIRE ONLY SUCH INFORMATION AS WILL ENABLE ELECTION OFFI- CIALS TO ASSESS THE APPLICANT'S ELIGIBILITY TO REGISTER TO VOTE, PREVENT DUPLICATE REGISTRATION AND TO ADMINISTER VOTER REGISTRATION AND OTHER PARTS OF THE ELECTION PROCESS. (B) SHALL INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION AND SHALL REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO ATTEST BY HIS OR HER SIGNATURE THAT HE OR SHE MEETS THOSE REQUIREMENTS UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY. (C) SHALL INFORM THE APPLICANT, IN PRINT IDENTICAL TO THAT USED IN THE ATTESTATION SECTION OF THE FOLLOWING: (I) VOTER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; AND (II) PENALTIES FOR SUBMISSION OF FALSE REGISTRATION APPLICATION. (D) SHALL REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO SUBMIT AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOW- ING WITH HIS OR HER APPLICATION: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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