The New York State Senate

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                                  8625

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 2, 2019
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Introduced  by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  enacting  the  "voter
  registration integrity act"

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "voter registration integrity act".
  §  2.  Section  5-210  of  the election law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
  5-A.  IN ADDITION TO DOCUMENTATION OF NEW YORK RESIDENCY, THE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS SHALL REQUIRE THAT EACH FIRST-TIME VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICA-
TION INCLUDE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) AN ORIGINAL OR CERTIFIED COPY OF A BIRTH CERTIFICATE  ESTABLISHING
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP;
  (B) A VALID UNITED STATES PASSPORT;
  (C) A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION OR CITIZENSHIP; OR
  (D)  SUCH  OTHER  DOCUMENTATION THAT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS DETERMINES
ESTABLISHES UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.
  § 3. Clause (D) of subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (k) of  subdivision
5 of section 5-210 of the election law, as amended by chapter 179 of the
laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  (D)  a  copy  of  a  current  utility bill, bank statement, government
check, paycheck or other government document that  shows  the  name  and
address of the voter; AND
  (E)  IN ADDITION TO DOCUMENTATION OF NEW YORK RESIDENCY, A COPY OF ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING:
  (1) AN ORIGINAL OR CERTIFIED COPY OF A BIRTH CERTIFICATE  ESTABLISHING
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP;
  (2) A VALID UNITED STATES PASSPORT;
  (3) A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION OR CITIZENSHIP; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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  (4)  SUCH  OTHER  DOCUMENTATION THAT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS DETERMINES
ESTABLISHES UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.
  §  4.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.