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                                    140
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
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 Introduced  by Sens. CARLUCCI, PARKER -- 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.
                                                            LBD05337-01-9

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   (I) HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER; OR
   (II)  HIS  OR  HER  VALID  NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
 CLIENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
   4. INCLUDED ON THE WEBPAGE SHALL BE:
   (A) THE STATEMENT, "IF YOU BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE  HAS  INTERFERED  WITH
 YOUR  RIGHT  TO  REGISTER  OR DECLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE, YOUR RIGHT TO
 PRIVACY IN DECIDING WHETHER TO REGISTER OR IN APPLYING  TO  REGISTER  TO
 VOTE,  OR  YOUR  RIGHT TO CHOOSE YOUR OWN POLITICAL PARTY OR OTHER POLI-
 TICAL PREFERENCE, YOU MAY FILE A  COMPLAINT  WITH  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS (ADDRESS AND TOLL FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER)."
   (B)  A  TOLL  FREE  NUMBER AT THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS THAT CAN BE
 CALLED FOR ANSWERS TO REGISTRATION QUESTIONS.
   5. WHENEVER AN APPLICANT SUPPLIES THE BOARD WITH HIS OR HER VALID  NEW
 YORK  STATE  DEPARTMENT  OF MOTOR VEHICLES CLIENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER,
 SUCH APPLICANT'S IDENTIFICATION SHALL  BE  DEEMED  VERIFIED.  THE  BOARD
 SHALL  IMPORT  THE  APPLICANT'S  SIGNATURE  FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR
 VEHICLES TO BE USED FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES AT THE TIME OF  CASTING  A
 BALLOT.
   6.  ELECTRONIC  REGISTRATIONS  MADE  NOT  LATER THAN THE TWENTIETH DAY
 BEFORE AN ELECTION SHALL ENTITLE THE APPLICANT TO VOTE IN SUCH  ELECTION
 PROVIDED THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT THE APPLICANT IS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED.
   7.  ELECTRONIC  APPLICATION FORMS SHALL   BE PROCESSED BY THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 5-210 OF THIS TITLE OR, IF
 THE APPLICANT IS ALREADY REGISTERED TO VOTE FROM ANOTHER ADDRESS IN SUCH
 COUNTY OR CITY, IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 5-208 OF THIS TITLE.
 THE BOARD SHALL SEND THE APPROPRIATE NOTICE OF APPROVAL OR REJECTION  AS
 REQUIRED BY EITHER SUBDIVISION NINE OF SUCH SECTION 5-210 OR SUBDIVISION
 FIVE OF SUCH SECTION 5-208.
   8.  THE  STATE  BOARD SHALL ADOPT SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE
 NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF  THIS  SECTION.    THE  BOARD
 SHALL  ALSO  ADOPT  SUCH  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO
 REQUIRE COUNTY BOARDS TO PROVIDE THE STATE BOARD WITH  SUCH  INFORMATION
 AND  DATA  AS  THE  BOARD DEEMS NECESSARY TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS
 SECTION AND TO COMPILE SUCH STATISTICS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL
 ELECTIONS COMMISSION.
   9. THE STATE BOARD SHALL DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND
 PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS RELATING TO THE  PURPOSES  AND  IMPLEMENTATION  OF
 THIS PROGRAM.
   10.  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE STATE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.