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Assembly Bill A3843A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the young adult voter registration act

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2017-A3843 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4112
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-231, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9463, S6592
2019-2020: S1453
2021-2022: S573

2017-A3843 - Summary

Enacts the young adult voter registration act; requires each public high school within the state to make voter registration forms available to all students.

2017-A3843 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3843
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SEPULVEDA, MOSLEY, LAVINE, RAIA, SOLAGES, MAYER,
   GOTTFRIED, BLAKE, CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  LOPEZ,
   RAMOS,  RICHARDSON  --  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.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as the "young adult
 voter registration act".
   § 3. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-231 to read
 as follows:
   § 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A3843A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4112
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-231, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9463, S6592
2019-2020: S1453
2021-2022: S573

2017-A3843A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the young adult voter registration act; requires each public high school within the state to make voter registration forms available to all students.

2017-A3843A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3843--A
                                                         Cal. No. 337
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SEPULVEDA, MOSLEY, LAVINE, RAIA, SOLAGES, MAYER,
   GOTTFRIED,  BLAKE,  CRESPO,  CARROLL,  LUPINACCI,  LIFTON,   ABINANTI,
   HARRIS,  McDONALD,  SIMON,  BARRON,  ORTIZ,  WALLACE,  JAFFEE, D'URSO,
   COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BRONSON,  CROUCH,  LOPEZ,
   RAMOS,  RICHARDSON  --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on
   Election Law -- reported and referred to the  Committee  on  Ways  and
   Means -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended
   and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read-
   ing
 
 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.    This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "young
 adult voter registration act".
   § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-231 to read
 as follows:
   § 5-231. YOUNG ADULT VOTER REGISTRATION. 1.  REGISTRATION  OF  VOTERS.
 EACH PUBLIC 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,  WHERE  APPROPRI-
 ATE, SHALL PROVIDE APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT, AND MAY
 ASSIST IN THE EXECUTION OF SUCH APPLICATIONS.
   2.  REGISTRATION OF YOUNG ADULTS.  EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL DISTRIB-
 UTE A VOTER REGISTRATION FORM TO ANY  STUDENT  SEVENTEEN  YEARS  OLD  OR
 OLDER  THAT  WILL  BE EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE NEXT GENERAL
 ELECTION.
   3. FORMS TO BE AVAILABLE AT SCHOOL.  THE  STATE  EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT
 SHALL  ENSURE  THAT  VOTER  REGISTRATION  FORMS PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE MAIN  OR  CENTRAL  OFFICE  OF  EACH  HIGH
 SCHOOL UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR STUDENTS WHO WISH TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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