NY State Senate Bill S1100

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 24, 2019	signed chap.2
Jan 14, 2019	delivered to governor returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.6 substituted for s1100
Jan 14, 2019	substituted by a774 ordered to third reading cal.6 reported and committed to rules
Jan 10, 2019	referred to elections

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S1100 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A774
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§5-500 & 5-210, add §5-507, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A2529
2017-2018: A1070, A9609

S1100 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to voter pre-registration and education on voter pre-registration.

S1100 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S1100

SPONSOR: CARLUCCI
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the election law, in relation to voter
pre-registration

 
PURPOSE:

This bill amends the election law to allow those 16 and 17 years of age
to pre-register to vote.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends paragraph o of subdivision 4 of section 5-500 of the
election law and adds a new paragraph p that provides for the addition
of a space on a voter registration form for pre-registering applicants.

Section 2. Adds a new section 5-507 to the election law to allow a
person who is at least 16 years old and is otherwise qualified to regis-
ter to vote, to pre-register to vote with said individual becoming auto-
matically registered upon reaching the age of eligibility. This section

also requires local boards of education to adopt policies to promote
student voter registration and pre-registration.

Section 3. Amends paragraph g of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of the
election law to state that an applicant is at least sixteen years old
when he or she submits an application to register to vote which will be
effective for elections occurring on or after the applicant turns eigh-
teen years of age.

Section 4. Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are currently at least thirteen states that allow 16- and/or
17-year-olds to pre-register to vote. The age 16 is a sensible time for
the DMV and high schools to collect information for voter pre-registra-
tion, as it is the time when a significant amount of people have their
first interaction with the DMV, and it is an age where school is still
compulsory in New York. Pre-registration allows this information to be
collected at a convenient time for the individual rather than making
them return to the boards of elections or a state agency when they reach
eligible voting age. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2010 only
46.6% of eligible New York voters between the ages of 18 and 24 were
registered to vote (the most recent data available). This percentage is
likely to increase when information is gathered to pre-register 16- and
17-year-olds, and then automatically registering young voters when they
reach an eligible voting age. Getting young people involved in the
election process allows them to form the habit of voting and contribute
to civic life early.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: S1661/A9609 - Died in Elections/ Died Assembly 3rd Reading
Calendar
2015-16: S857/A2529 - Died in Elections/Died Assembly Third reading
Calendar.
2014: S1992-B/A2042-13 - Died in Elections/Passed Assembly
2013: S1992-A/A2042-A - Died on 3rd Reading Calendar/Passed Assembly
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: a

None to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

S1100 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 1100                                                   A. 774

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2019
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BENJAMIN,
  BIAGGI, BRESLIN, BROOKS, COMRIE, GAUGHRAN, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, HARCK-
  HAM, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KAMINSKY, KAPLAN, KAVANAGH,  KENNEDY,  KRUEGER,
  LIU,   MARTINEZ,  MAY,  MAYER,  METZGER,  MONTGOMERY,  MYRIE,  PARKER,
  PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SAVINO, SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO,
  SKOUFIS,  STAVISKY,  STEWART-COUSINS, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on
  Elections

IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, GALEF, BUCHWALD, LUPARDO,
  L. ROSENTHAL, FAHY, ENGLEBRIGHT, ABINANTI, STIRPE,  LIFTON,  DINOWITZ,
  BLAKE,  ZEBROWSKI,  SIMON,  JAFFEE,  COLTON,  WALKER,  ORTIZ, EPSTEIN,
  BURKE, CARROLL, CRUZ,  EICHENSTEIN,  FALL,  FRONTUS,  GLICK,  GRIFFIN,
  HEASTIE,  JACOBSON,  McMAHON, OTIS, RAYNOR, REYES, WEINSTEIN -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. LENTOL, THIELE -- read once and  referred  to
  the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to voter pre-registration

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

  Section 1.   Paragraph o of subdivision 4  of  section  5-500  of  the
election  law, as amended by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended
and a new paragraph p is added to read as follows:
  o. A space for "remarks" regarding other facts required by this  chap-
ter to be recorded or appropriate to identify the voter[.];
  P.  A SPACE FOR PRE-REGISTERING APPLICANTS TO RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING
QUESTION: "ARE YOU AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MUST
BE 18 YEARS OF AGE ON OR BEFORE ELECTION DAY TO VOTE, AND THAT UNTIL YOU
WILL BE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF SUCH ELECTION  YOUR  REGIS-
TRATION WILL BE MARKED 'PENDING' AND YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO CAST A BALLOT
IN ANY ELECTION?".

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04590-03-9

S. 1100                             2                             A. 774

  § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-507 to read
as follows:
  §  5-507.  VOTER PRE-REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION ON VOTER PRE-REGISTRA-
TION. 1. PRE-REGISTRATION.  A PERSON WHO IS AT LEAST  SIXTEEN  YEARS  OF
AGE  AND WHO IS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED TO REGISTER TO VOTE MAY PRE-REGISTER
TO VOTE, AND SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED UPON REACHING THE AGE  OF
ELIGIBILITY AS PROVIDED BY THIS CHAPTER.
  2.  ENCOURAGEMENT  OF STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION.
LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION ARE REQUIRED  TO  ADOPT  POLICIES  TO  PROMOTE
STUDENT  VOTER  REGISTRATION  AND  PRE-REGISTRATION.  THESE POLICIES MAY
INCLUDE COLLABORATION WITH COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS TO  CONDUCT  VOTER
REGISTRATION  AND  PRE-REGISTRATION  IN  HIGH  SCHOOLS.  COMPLETION  AND
SUBMISSION OF VOTER REGISTRATION OR PRE-REGISTRATION FORMS SHALL NOT  BE
A COURSE REQUIREMENT OR GRADED ASSIGNMENT FOR STUDENTS.
  §  3.  Paragraph (g) 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:
  (g)  Notice that the applicant must be a citizen of the United States,
[is or will be at least eighteen years old not later than December thir-
ty-first of the calendar year in which he or she registers] IS AT  LEAST
SIXTEEN  YEARS  OLD WHEN HE OR SHE SUBMITS AN APPLICATION TO REGISTER TO
VOTE WHICH WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR ELECTIONS OCCURRING  ON  OR  AFTER  THE
APPLICANT  TURNS  EIGHTEEN  YEARS OF AGE and a resident of the county or
city to which application is made.
  § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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Jan 15, 2019 - floor Vote

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Jan 14, 2019 - floor Vote

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Jan 14, 2019 - Elections committee Vote

Elections Committee Vote: Jan 14, 2019

Jan 14, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jan 14, 2019

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S1100 (ACTIVE) - Details

S1100 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S1100 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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Jan 14, 2019 - floor Vote

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Jan 14, 2019 - Elections committee Vote

Elections Committee Vote: Jan 14, 2019

Jan 14, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jan 14, 2019

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S1100 (ACTIVE) - Details

S1100 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S1100 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1100 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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