Senate Bill S7894

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "Modernized voter registration act of New York"

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S7894 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1899
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 5 Title 2 §§5-200, 5-201, 5-205 & 5-207, amd §5-210, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6041, A8305
2017-2018: S3409, A5846
2019-2020: S5215, A6270
2021-2022: S5889, A4518

2023-S7894 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Modernized voter registration act of New York".

2023-S7894 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7894
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, KRUEGER, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- 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 enacting  the  "Modern-
   ized Voter Registration Act of New York"
 
   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 "Modernized
 Voter Registration Act of New York".
   § 2. Title 2 of article 5 of the election law  is  amended  by  adding
 four new sections 5-200, 5-201, 5-205 and 5-207 to read as follows:
   §  5-200.  AUTOMATED VOTER REGISTRATION.  1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
 MANNER OF REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY THIS  ARTICLE,  EACH  PERSON  IN  THE
 STATE QUALIFIED TO VOTE PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-102 OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL
 BE  AUTOMATICALLY  REGISTERED  TO  VOTE  AS  PROVIDED  IN  THIS SECTION,
 PROVIDED THAT THE PERSON CONSENTS TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
   2. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OR COUNTY  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL
 REGISTER  TO VOTE OR UPDATE THE REGISTRATION RECORD OF ANY PERSON IN THE
 STATE QUALIFIED TO VOTE PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-102 OF  THIS  ARTICLE  WHO
 CONSENTS TO THE REGISTRATION OR UPDATE AND DOES ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A)  COMPLETES  AN  APPLICATION FOR A NEW OR RENEWED DRIVER'S LICENSE,
 NON-DRIVER  IDENTIFICATION  CARD,  PRE-LICENSING   COURSE   CERTIFICATE,
 LEARNER'S PERMIT OR CERTIFICATION OF SUPERVISED DRIVING WITH THE DEPART-
 MENT  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES,  OR  NOTIFIES SUCH DEPARTMENT IN WRITING OF A
 CHANGE OF HIS OR HER NAME OR ADDRESS;
   (B) COMPLETES AN APPLICATION FOR SERVICES, RENEWAL OR  RECERTIFICATION
 FOR  SERVICES, OR CHANGE OF ADDRESS RELATING TO SUCH SERVICES FROM AGEN-
 CIES DESIGNATED IN SECTION 5-211 OF THIS TITLE;
   (C) COMPLETES AN APPLICATION FOR SERVICES, RENEWAL OR  RECERTIFICATION
 FOR  SERVICES,  OR  CHANGE OF ADDRESS RELATING TO SUCH SERVICES FROM ANY
 MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY AS SET FORTH  IN  ARTICLE  THIRTEEN  OF  THE
 PUBLIC HOUSING LAW;
   (D)  REGISTERS  FOR CLASSES AT INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF
 NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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