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Jan 15, 2019 |
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Senate Bill S1453
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 20th Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2019-S1453 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §5-231, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S6592
2017-2018: S4112
2021-2022: S573
2019-S1453 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1453 SPONSOR: SANDERS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the young adult voter registration act PURPOSE OF THE BILL: To ensure high school seniors across the state have access to voter registration information and forms. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 provides this act shall be known and may be cited as the "young adult voter registration act." Section 2 amends the election law by adding a new section 5-231 provid- ing each public high school within the state shall make available to all students materials published by the Board of Elections relating to voter
2019-S1453 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1453 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections 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 OBTAIN ONE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALSO ENSURE THAT EACH SUCH HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDES ADEQUATE NOTICE TO ITS STUDENTS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH FORMS IN ITS MAIN OR CENTRAL OFFICE. 4. SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF FORMS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUEST FROM THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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