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Oct 07, 2020 | referred to election law |
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A11052 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §5-508, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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A465
A11052 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the confidentiality of registration records for victims of domestic violence; requires victims of domestic violence wishing to make their registration records confidential to deliver a signed written statement swearing or affirming that they are victims of domestic violence and due to the threat of physical or emotional harm they wish to keep their registration record confidential.
A11052 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11052 I N A S S E M B L Y October 7, 2020 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Rozic) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the confidentiality of registration records for victims of domestic violence THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 5-508 of the election law, as amended by chapter 396 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: 2. (A) A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MAY DELIVER TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, IN THE COUNTY WHEREIN SUCH VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS REGISTERED OR INTENDS TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, IN PERSON OR BY MAIL, A SIGNED WRITTEN STATEMENT SWEARING OR AFFIRMING: (I) THAT SUCH PERSON IS THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND (II) THAT BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL HARM TO THEM- SELF OR TO FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, SUCH PERSON WISHES FOR THEIR REGISTRATION RECORD TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. (B) Upon application made to the [supreme court, county court, or family court, in the county wherein a victim of domestic violence is registered pursuant to this article, the court may issue an order requiring] BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI- SION, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ENSURE that any registration record kept or maintained in accordance with this article and any other records with respect to such [an individual] VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE be kept separate and apart from other such records and not be made available for inspection or copying by the public or any other person, except election officials acting within the course and scope of their official duties and only as pertinent and necessary in connection therewith. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD17386-02-0