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Assembly Bill A7459

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the young adult voter registration act

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2021-A7459 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S573
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-231, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6592
2017-2018: S4112
2019-2020: S1453
2023-2024: A2650
2025-2026: A7809

2021-A7459 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the young adult voter registration act; requires each public high school within the state to make voter registration forms available to all students.

2021-A7459 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7459
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 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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