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Assembly Bill A8625

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the voter registration integrity act

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2019-A8625 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7324
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-210, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A4901, S1853
2023-2024: A1960, A6038, S386
2025-2026: A4402, S1299

2019-A8625 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the voter registration integrity act; requires a birth certificate, passport, certificate of naturalization or citizenship, evidence of New York state residency, or any other documentation that the board of elections determines establishes United States citizenship.

2019-A8625 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8625
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              October 2, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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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