Assembly Bill A11100

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   11100
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2026
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TANNOUSIS  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring signatures on
   a voter registration form to be notarized and  providing  a  fail-safe
   registration method
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subparagraphs (viii) and (xii) of paragraph (k) of subdivi-
 sion 5 of section 5-210 of the election law, as amended by  chapter  113
 of  the  laws of 2023, are amended and a new subparagraph (xiv) is added
 to read as follows:
   (viii) A statement informing the applicant that if the form is submit-
 ted by mail [and the applicant  is  registering  for  the  first  time,]
 certain  information  or  documents [must] MAY NEED TO be submitted with
 the mail-in registration form [in order to avoid additional  identifica-
 tion  requirements upon voting for the first time]. Such information and
 documents [are] MAY INCLUDE:
   (A) [a driver's license or department  of  motor  vehicles  non-driver
 photo ID number; or
   (B)  the  last four digits of the individual's social security number;
 or
   (C)] a copy of a current and valid GOVERNMENT ISSUED photo identifica-
 tion; [or
   (D)] AND
   (B) a copy of a  current  utility  bill,  bank  statement,  government
 check,  paycheck  or  other  government document that shows the name and
 address of the voter.
   (xii) A place for the applicant to execute the form on a line which is
 clearly labeled "signature  of  applicant"  preceded  by  the  following
 specific form of affirmation:
   AFFIDAVIT: I swear or affirm that:
      * I am a citizen of the United States.
      * I will have lived in the county, city, or village for at least 30
        days before the election.

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

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      * I  meet  all  the  requirements  to  register to vote in New York
        State.
      * This is my signature or mark on the line below.
      * All  the  information  contained  on  this application is true. I
        understand that if it is not true I can be convicted and fined up
        to $5,000 and/or jailed for up to [four] SEVEN years.
 which form of affirmation shall be followed by a space for the date  and
 the aforementioned line for the applicant's signature.
   (XIV)  A  SPACE FOR AN APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE TO BE NOTARIZED, ACCOMPA-
 NIED BY THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
   "IN ORDER FOR THIS APPLICATION TO  BE  DEEMED  COMPLETE,  EITHER  YOUR
 SIGNATURE,  ACCOMPANIED  BY THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
 NUMBER, MUST BE NOTARIZED, OR, IF YOUR SIGNATURE IS NOT NOTARIZED,  THEN
 YOU  MUST  PROVIDE A COPY OF A CURRENT AND VALID GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO
 IDENTIFICATION AND A COPY OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS  THAT  SHOWS
 YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS:
      * A CURRENT UTILITY BILL;
      * A BANK STATEMENT;
      * A GOVERNMENT CHECK;
      * A PAYCHECK;
      * OR OTHER GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT;
 AS  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, REGARDLESS OF
 WHETHER YOU ARE REGISTERING TO VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME, OR CHANGING YOUR
 CURRENT VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS."
   § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 17-104 of the election law is amended to
 read as follows:
   5. Knowingly permits, aids,  assists,  abets,  procures,  commands  or
 advises another to commit any such act, is guilty of a CLASS D felony.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.