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                                  6772--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 13, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES, PHEFFER AMATO, O'PHARROW, EPSTEIN, ROSEN-
   THAL, CLARK, SCHIAVONI,  DE LOS SANTOS,  STECK,  LEE,  SIMONE,  MEEKS,
   TORRES,  GLICK, BURDICK, LEVENBERG, LUNSFORD, GALLAGHER, VALDEZ, RAGA,
   BORES, TAPIA, LASHER, TAYLOR, KELLES, SHIMSKY, ZINERMAN,  CRUZ,  JACK-
   SON, ROMERO, LAVINE, ALVAREZ, SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing for automatic
   voter  registration  and  preregistration  for  persons  applying  for
   certain  department  of motor vehicles documentation, and for Medicaid
   enrollees
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1, paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of subdivision 6
 and  subdivisions  10  and  13  of section 5-900 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 37 of the laws  of  2021,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  In addition to any other method of voter registration provided for
 by this chapter, state and local  agencies  designated  in  subdivisions
 thirteen  and  fourteen of this section shall provide to the state board
 of elections voter  registration  qualification  information  associated
 with  each  person who submits an application for services or assistance
 at such agency, including a renewal, recertification,  or  reexamination
 transaction  at  such  agency,  and  each person who submits a change of
 address or name form. [For the purposes of the department of motor vehi-
 cles, "application for services or assistance  at  such  agency"  refers
 only  to an application for a motor vehicle driver's license, a driver's
 license renewal or an identification card if such card is issued by  the
 department  of  motor  vehicles  in  its normal course of business.] For
 purposes of  the  New  York  city  housing  authority  "application  for
 services  or assistance at such agency" refers only to applications that
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 reach an eligibility  interview  and  reexamination  transactions.  Such
 designated  agencies  shall  ensure  agency  applications  substantially
 include all of the elements required by section 5-210 of  this  article,
 including  the  appropriate attestation, so that persons completing such
 applications shall be able to also submit an application to register  to
 vote  through  the electronic voter registration transmittal system. For
 purposes of this section, "agency" shall mean any state or local agency,
 department, division, office, institution or other entity designated  in
 subdivision  thirteen  of  this  section  or  designated by the governor
 pursuant to subdivision fourteen of this section. For purposes  of  this
 section,  registration  shall  also include pre-registration pursuant to
 section 5-507 of this article.
   (c) include a box for the applicant to check to indicate  whether  the
 applicant  would  like  to  decline  to  register to vote along with the
 following statement, OR ITS SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENT, in  prominent  type,
 "IF  YOU  DO  NOT  CHECK THIS BOX, AND YOU PROVIDE YOUR SIGNATURE ON THE
 SPACE BELOW, YOU WILL HAVE APPLIED TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER TO  VOTE,
 AND YOU WILL HAVE ATTESTED TO YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGIS-
 TER TO VOTE."
   (d) include the following warning statement, OR ITS SUBSTANTIAL EQUIV-
 ALENT,  in  prominent  type,  "IF  YOU  ARE  NOT A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED
 STATES, YOU MUST CHECK THE BOX BELOW.    NON-CITIZENS  WHO  REGISTER  OR
 PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND SUCH VOTER
 REGISTRATION  OR  PRE-REGISTRATION MAY RESULT IN DEPORTATION OR REMOVAL,
 EXCLUSION FROM ADMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES, OR DENIAL OF  NATURALIZA-
 TION.";
   (e)  include  a  space  for  the applicant to indicate the applicant's
 choice of party enrollment, with a clear alternative  provided  for  the
 applicant  to  decline  to  affiliate  with  any party and the following
 statement, OR  ITS  SUBSTANTIAL  EQUIVALENT,  in  prominent  type  "ONLY
 ENROLLED  MEMBERS  OF  A POLITICAL PARTY MAY VOTE IN THAT PARTY'S PRIMA-
 RIES".
   10. A voter shall be able to decline to  register  to  vote  using  an
 integrated  application  by selecting a single check box, or equivalent,
 which shall include the following statement, OR ITS  SUBSTANTIAL  EQUIV-
 ALENT: "I DECLINE USE OF THIS FORM FOR VOTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGIS-
 TRATION  PURPOSES.  DO  NOT  FORWARD  MY  INFORMATION  TO  THE  BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS."
   13. [Beginning January first, two  thousand  twenty-three,  designated
 agencies  for  purposes  of this section shall include the department of
 motor vehicles.] Beginning  January  first,  two  thousand  twenty-four,
 designated  agencies  for  the  purposes  of  this  section shall [also]
 include the department of health, the office of temporary and disability
 assistance, the department of labor, the  office  of  adult  career  and
 continuing  education  services  - vocational rehabilitation, county and
 city departments of social services,  and  the  New  York  city  housing
 authority,  as  well  as  any  other  agency designated by the governor.
 PROVIDED THAT, ANY TRANSACTIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR  COUNTY
 AND  CITY  DEPARTMENTS  OF SOCIAL SERVICES INVOLVING MEDICAID ENROLLMENT
 SHALL BE PROCESSED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-901-A OF THIS TITLE,  IN  PLACE
 OF  THIS  SECTION.   PROVIDED FURTHER THAT, BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, FOR APPLICATIONS THAT REACH AN ELIGIBILITY INTER-
 VIEW AND REEXAMINATION TRANSACTIONS, THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY
 SHALL USE THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION  5-901-B  OF  THIS
 TITLE  IN  PLACE  OF  THE  PROCEDURES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
 Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-five,  designated  agencies
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 for the purposes of this section shall also include the state university
 of  New  York. Each designated agency shall enter into an agreement with
 the state board of elections finalizing the format and content of  elec-
 tronic  transmissions  required  by  this  section.  The  state board of
 elections shall prepare and distribute to  designated  agencies  written
 instructions  as  to  the  implementation  of  the  program and shall be
 responsible for establishing training programs for employees  of  desig-
 nated agencies listed in this section. Such instructions and such train-
 ing shall ensure usability of the integrated application for low English
 proficiency  voters.  Any  such designated agency shall take all actions
 that are necessary and proper for the implementation  of  this  section,
 including  facilitating technological capabilities to allow transmission
 of data through an interface  with  the  electronic  voter  registration
 transmittal system in a secure manner.
   §  2.  Subdivision 12 of section 5-900 of the election law, as amended
 by chapter 37 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   12. No application for voter registration shall be  submitted  if  the
 applicant declines registration or fails to sign the integrated applica-
 tion,  whether on paper or online.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW TO THE
 CONTRARY, THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL NOT PROVIDE AN OPPORTU-
 NITY TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE TO, OR TRANSMIT AN  APPLICATION
 FOR REGISTRATION OR PRE-REGISTRATION FOR,  ANY PERSON WHO, WHEN CONDUCT-
 ING  A  DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TRANSACTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION  CONCLUSIVELY  DEMONSTRATING
 THAT SUCH PERSON IS NOT A UNITED STATES CITIZEN. THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR
 VEHICLES  AND THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL JOINTLY DETERMINE WHICH
 DOCUMENTS ACCEPTABLE FOR TRANSACTIONS PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 THIS  SECTION  CONCLUSIVELY  DEMONSTRATE  THAT  A PERSON IS NOT A UNITED
 STATES CITIZEN. PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT NO AGENCY DESIGNATED  UNDER  THIS
 SECTION SHALL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE
 TO, OR TRANSMIT AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OR PRE-REGISTRATION FOR,
 ANY PERSON WHO, BY VIRTUE OF DATA RECEIVED BY THE AGENCY IN THE ORDINARY
 COURSE  OF  ITS  OPERATIONS,  IS  DEMONSTRABLY INELIGIBLE TO REGISTER OR
 PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE BY REASON OF AGE OR NOT  BEING  A  CITIZEN  OF  THE
 UNITED STATES.
   § 3. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-901 to read
 as follows:
   §  5-901.  PROCEDURES SPECIFIC TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. 1.
 BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT,  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL UTILIZE THE AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
 ESTABLISHED  BY  THIS  SECTION  FOR  EACH PERSON WHO CONDUCTS ANY OF THE
 FOLLOWING REAL ID OR ENHANCED LICENSE TRANSACTIONS:  AN APPLICATION  FOR
 A  MOTOR  VEHICLE  DRIVER'S  LICENSE  OR  AN IDENTIFICATION CARD, OR ANY
 RENEWAL, RECERTIFICATION, OR REEXAMINATION TRANSACTION  FOR  SUCH  DOCU-
 MENTS,  OR  ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR NAME FORM FOR SUCH DOCUMENTS. PRIOR
 TO JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT,  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR
 VEHICLES  SHALL  UTILIZE  THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 5-900 OF
 THIS TITLE FOR SUCH TRANSACTIONS. BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-NINE, THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL UTILIZE THE AUTOMAT-
 IC  VOTER  REGISTRATION  PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THIS SECTION FOR EACH
 PERSON WHO CONDUCTS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARD LICENSE  TRANSACTIONS:
 AN APPLICATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR AN IDENTIFICATION
 CARD,  OR ANY RENEWAL, RECERTIFICATION, OR REEXAMINATION TRANSACTION FOR
 SUCH DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR NAME  FORM  FOR  SUCH  DOCU-
 MENTS.  PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE, THE DEPARTMENT
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 OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL UTILIZE THE PROCEDURES  REQUIRED  UNDER  SECTION
 5-900 OF THIS TITLE FOR SUCH STANDARD LICENSE TRANSACTIONS.
   2.  (A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WHERE
 A PERSON CONDUCTS A DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TRANSACTION PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND SUCH PERSON HAS PROVIDED  DOCUMENTA-
 TION  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR VEHICLES CONCLUSIVELY DEMONSTRATING
 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IS OF SUFFICIENT AGE TO REGISTER  OR  PRE-
 REGISTER TO VOTE, THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL PROMPTLY TRANS-
 MIT  ELECTRONICALLY TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS THE FOLLOWING INFOR-
 MATION REGARDING SUCH PERSON:
   (I) SUCH PERSON'S NAME;
   (II) SUCH PERSON'S DATE OF BIRTH;
   (III) SUCH PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE OR STATE ID NUMBER;
   (IV) SUCH PERSON'S RESIDENCE ADDRESS, AND MAILING ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT
 FROM SUCH RESIDENCE ADDRESS;
   (V) SUCH PERSON'S COUNTY OF RESIDENCE;
   (VI) SUCH PERSON'S CITIZENSHIP STATUS;
   (VII) AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF SUCH PERSON'S MANUAL SIGNATURE THAT IS  IN
 THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES;
   (VIII)  THE  DATE  OF SUCH PERSON'S TRANSACTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
 MOTOR VEHICLES;
   (IX) SUCH PERSON'S GENDER, IF AVAILABLE;
   (X) SUCH PERSON'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, IF AVAILABLE;
   (XI) SUCH PERSON'S E-MAIL ADDRESS, IF AVAILABLE; AND
   (XII) SUCH PERSON'S CHOICE OF PARTY ENROLLMENT, IF AFFIRMATIVELY INDI-
 CATED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B) THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE STATE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS
 SHALL  JOINTLY  DETERMINE  WHICH  DOCUMENTS  ACCEPTABLE FOR TRANSACTIONS
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS  SECTION  CONCLUSIVELY  DEMONSTRATE
 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.  FOR A PERSON WHOSE INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO
 TRANSMISSION  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE DEPART-
 MENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL PROVIDE AN  OPPORTUNITY  DURING  THE  MOTOR
 VEHICLE  TRANSACTION  FOR  AN  APPLICANT  TO  AFFIRMATIVELY INDICATE THE
 APPLICANT'S CHOICE OF PARTY ENROLLMENT. PROVIDED THAT, FOR AN  APPLICANT
 WHO  IS ALREADY REGISTERED TO VOTE IN NEW YORK STATE WHO DOES NOT AFFIR-
 MATIVELY INDICATE A CHOICE OF PARTY ENROLLMENT PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PARA-
 GRAPH,  SUCH  PERSON'S PREEXISTING PARTY AFFILIATION STATUS SHALL REMAIN
 UNCHANGED AS PART OF ANY REGISTRATION  UPDATE  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
 FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
   (C)  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL NOT TRANSMIT INFORMATION
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR ANY PERSON  WHO  IS  A
 PROGRAM  PARTICIPANT  IN THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   (D) UPON RECEIVING INFORMATION  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION FOR A PERSON WHO IS NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE IN NEW YORK STATE
 AND WHO IS OF SUFFICIENT AGE TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE, UNLESS
 THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAS EVIDENCE THAT SUCH PERSON IS A PROGRAM
 PARTICIPANT IN THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHT  OF  THE EXECUTIVE LAW, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 SHALL ELECTRONICALLY FORWARD SUCH INFORMATION TO THE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS
 OF  THE  COUNTY OR THE CITY OF THE PERSON'S RESIDENCE ADDRESS FOR REGIS-
 TRATION OR PRE-REGISTRATION CONSISTENT WITH THIS CHAPTER.
   (E) (I) UPON RECEIVING INFORMATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (D)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION,  A COUNTY OR CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL REGISTER OR PRE-
 REGISTER THE PERSON TO VOTE PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-210  OF  THIS  ARTICLE
 EFFECTIVE  AS  OF THE DATE OF SUCH PERSON'S TRANSACTION WITH THE DEPART-
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 MENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. THE COUNTY OR  CITY  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL
 PROMPTLY SEND TO SUCH PERSON'S MAILING ADDRESS, BY NON-FORWARDABLE MAIL,
 A NOTICE THAT SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN REGISTERED TO VOTE, OR PRE-REGISTERED
 TO VOTE, IF APPLICABLE, THAT CONTAINS A POSTAGE PAID PREADDRESSED RETURN
 FORM  BY  WHICH  SUCH  PERSON MAY DECLINE TO BE REGISTERED OR PRE-REGIS-
 TERED. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE COMBINED WITH THE NOTICE  REQUIRED  PURSUANT
 TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF SECTION 5-308 OF THIS ARTICLE AND, IF THE PERSON
 HAS NOT INDICATED A CHOICE OF PARTY ENROLLMENT PURSUANT TO  SUBPARAGRAPH
 (XII) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL ALSO OFFER SUCH PERSON
 THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL WITH A PARTY. SUCH NOTICE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE A
 STATEMENT  THAT,  IF SUCH PERSON DECLINES TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER TO
 VOTE, THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON HAS DECLINED REGISTRATION OR  PRE-REGIS-
 TRATION  WILL  REMAIN  CONFIDENTIAL  AND  WILL BE USED ONLY FOR ELECTION
 ADMINISTRATION PURPOSES, AND A STATEMENT THAT, IF SUCH PERSON  DOES  NOT
 DECLINE  REGISTRATION  OR  PRE-REGISTRATION,  THE  OFFICE  AT WHICH SUCH
 PERSON WAS REGISTERED OR PRE-REGISTERED  WILL  REMAIN  CONFIDENTIAL  AND
 WILL  BE  USED  ONLY  FOR  ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PURPOSES. SUCH NOTICE
 SHALL ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  ANYONE  WISHING  TO
 PREVENT  DISCLOSURE  OF  THEIR  RESIDENCE ADDRESS, INCLUDING INFORMATION
 REGARDING THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM FOR  VICTIMS  OF  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE  UNDER  SECTION  5-508  OF THIS ARTICLE. THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY
 THIS SUBPARAGRAPH MAY BE COMBINED WITH  THE  NOTICE  PROVIDED  TO  NEWLY
 REGISTERED  VOTERS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 5-210 OF THIS
 ARTICLE.
   (II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE, A PERSON  OF
 SUFFICIENT AGE TO REGISTER TO VOTE WHOSE INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED TO A
 COUNTY  OR  CITY  BOARD  PURSUANT  TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH
 SHALL BE REGISTERED TO VOTE FOR AN ELECTION IF THE DATE OF SUCH PERSON'S
 TRANSACTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVI-
 SION  ONE OF THIS SECTION OCCURS BY THE TWELFTH DAY BEFORE SUCH ELECTION
 AND SUCH PERSON'S INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED TO THE COUNTY OR CITY BOARD
 BY THE TENTH DAY BEFORE SUCH ELECTION. A PERSON WHOSE  TRANSACTION  WITH
 THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  OCCURS  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS OF AN
 ELECTION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO AFFIRM BEFORE VOTING THAT SUCH PERSON  HAS
 RESIDED  IN  SUCH  PERSON'S COUNTY, CITY, OR VILLAGE FOR AT LEAST THIRTY
 DAYS BEFORE SUCH ELECTION. SUCH AFFIRMATION SHALL BE  AVAILABLE  AT  THE
 TIME  OF  VOTING AND AT THE TIME OF REQUESTING AN EARLY MAIL OR ABSENTEE
 BALLOT. A VOTER WHO SIGNS AN AFFIRMATION PURSUANT TO  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH
 SHALL  NOT  BE CHALLENGED OR REQUIRED TO VOTE AN AFFIDAVIT BALLOT ON THE
 GROUNDS THAT SUCH VOTER SIGNED SUCH AFFIRMATION.
   (F) (I) IF A PERSON RETURNS THE NOTICE PROVIDED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I)
 OF PARAGRAPH (E) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND DECLINES TO  BE  REGISTERED  OR
 PRE-REGISTERED  TO  VOTE, SUCH PERSON'S REGISTRATION OR PRE-REGISTRATION
 SHALL BE CANCELED, AND SUCH PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED TO  HAVE  NOT  REGIS-
 TERED  OR  PRE-REGISTERED.  HOWEVER,  IF  SUCH  PERSON  HAS  VOTED IN AN
 ELECTION AFTER THE TRANSMISSION OF SUCH PERSON'S INFORMATION BUT  BEFORE
 THE NOTICE IS RETURNED, THE RETURNED FORM SHALL BE OF NO EFFECT AND SUCH
 PERSON  SHALL  REMAIN  REGISTERED AS OF THE DATE OF SUCH PERSON'S TRANS-
 ACTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.  INFORMATION  RELATING  TO
 THE RETURN OF A NOTICE FORM DECLINING TO BE REGISTERED OR PRE-REGISTERED
 SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.
   (II)  NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 5-304 OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE, IF A PERSON RETURNS THE NOTICE PROVIDED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)  OF
 PARAGRAPH  (E) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND ELECTS TO ENROLL IN A PARTY, SUCH
 ENROLLMENT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. HOWEVER, ANY  PRE-REGISTRANT'S
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 REGISTRATION  SHALL  REMAIN  CLASSIFIED  AS  "PENDING"  UNTIL  THE VOTER
 REACHES THE AGE OF ELIGIBILITY.
   (III)  IF  A PERSON RETURNS THE NOTICE PROVIDED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I)
 OF PARAGRAPH (E) OF THIS SUBDIVISION BUT DOES NOT  SELECT  ANY  OPTIONS,
 THE  RETURNED  NOTICE  SHALL  BE OF NO FORCE AND EFFECT, AND SUCH PERSON
 SHALL REMAIN REGISTERED TO VOTE, OR PRE-REGISTERED TO VOTE, IF  APPLICA-
 BLE.
   3.  (A) THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL NOT PROVIDE AN OPPORTU-
 NITY TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE OR TRANSMIT ANY INFORMATION  TO
 THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF VOTER REGISTRATION FOR ANY PERSON
 WHO, WHEN CONDUCTING A DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TRANSACTION PURSUANT
 TO  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION CONCLUSIVELY
 DEMONSTRATING THAT SUCH PERSON IS  NOT  A  UNITED  STATES  CITIZEN.  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  AND  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL
 JOINTLY DETERMINE WHICH DOCUMENTS ACCEPTABLE FOR  TRANSACTIONS  PURSUANT
 TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION  CONCLUSIVELY DEMONSTRATE THAT A
 PERSON IS NOT A UNITED STATES CITIZEN.
   (B) FOR ANY PERSON WHO CONDUCTS A DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES  TRANS-
 ACTION  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION WHOSE INFORMATION IS
 NOT ALREADY SUBJECT TO TRANSMISSION TO  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS
 PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION AND WHO
 DOES NOT PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION AT THE TIME OF SUCH PERSON'S  TRANSACTION
 CONCLUSIVELY DEMONSTRATING THAT SUCH PERSON IS NOT A UNITED STATES CITI-
 ZEN, THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TRANSACTION SHALL PROVIDE AN INTE-
 GRATED  VOTER REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITY AS PART OF SUCH TRANSACTION.  FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, REGISTRATION SHALL ALSO  INCLUDE  PRE-REGIS-
 TRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-507 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (C)  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE AGENCY APPLICATIONS PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION INCLUDE ALL OF THE  ELEMENTS  REQUIRED  BY
 SECTION 5-210 OF THIS ARTICLE, INCLUDING THE APPROPRIATE ATTESTATION, SO
 THAT  PERSONS  COMPLETING SUCH APPLICATIONS SHALL BE ABLE TO ALSO SUBMIT
 AN APPLICATION TO REGISTER TO VOTE THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC  VOTER  REGIS-
 TRATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM.
   (D) THE INTEGRATED VOTER REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITY SHALL:
   (I)  INCLUDE  A  STATEMENT  OF  THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER
 REGISTRATION AND SHALL REQUIRE AN APPLICANT TO ATTEST THAT  SUCH  APPLI-
 CANT MEETS SUCH REQUIREMENTS UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY;
   (II)  INFORM  AN  APPLICANT,  IN  PRINT  IDENTICAL TO THAT USED IN THE
 ATTESTATION SECTION, OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) VOTER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS;
   (B) PENALTIES FOR SUBMISSION OF A FALSE REGISTRATION APPLICATION;
   (C) THAT THE OFFICE WHERE  SUCH  APPLICANT  APPLIES  FOR  REGISTRATION
 SHALL  REMAIN  CONFIDENTIAL AND THE VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION SHALL
 BE USED ONLY FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PURPOSES;
   (D) THAT IF SUCH APPLICANT APPLIES TO REGISTER TO VOTE ELECTRONICALLY,
 SUCH APPLICANT THEREBY CONSENTS TO THE USE OF AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF SUCH
 APPLICANT'S MANUAL SIGNATURE THAT IS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
 MOTOR VEHICLES, AS SUCH APPLICANT'S VOTER REGISTRATION  EXEMPLAR  SIGNA-
 TURE;
   (E)  IF SUCH APPLICANT SIGNS THE APPLICATION AND AFFIRMATIVELY SELECTS
 THE VOTER REGISTRATION OPTION, SUCH APPLICANT THEREBY  CONSENTS  TO  THE
 USE  OF  ANY  INFORMATION  REQUIRED  TO  COMPLETE THE VOTER REGISTRATION
 APPLICATION; AND
   (F) IF SUCH APPLICANT DECLINES TO REGISTER, SUCH APPLICANT'S  DECLINA-
 TION  SHALL  REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND BE USED ONLY FOR VOTER REGISTRATION
 PURPOSES;
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   (III) REQUIRE AN APPLICANT WHO ATTESTS TO THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
 FOR VOTER REGISTRATION TO EITHER AFFIRMATIVELY SELECT  OR  AFFIRMATIVELY
 DECLINE  VOTER  REGISTRATION  AS  A  NECESSARY CONDITION TO COMPLETE THE
 APPLICATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION;
   (IV)  INCLUDE  THE  FOLLOWING  WARNING  STATEMENT,  OR ITS SUBSTANTIAL
 EQUIVALENT, IN PROMINENT TYPE, "IF YOU ARE NOT A CITIZEN OF  THE  UNITED
 STATES,  DO  NOT SELECT THE OPTION TO REGISTER TO VOTE. NON-CITIZENS WHO
 REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE MAY BE SUBJECT  TO  CRIMINAL  PENALTIES
 AND  SUCH  VOTER REGISTRATION OR PRE-REGISTRATION MAY RESULT IN DEPORTA-
 TION OR REMOVAL, EXCLUSION FROM  ADMISSION  TO  THE  UNITED  STATES,  OR
 DENIAL OF NATURALIZATION.";
   (V)  INCLUDE  A  SPACE  FOR  AN APPLICANT TO INDICATE SUCH APPLICANT'S
 CHOICE OF PARTY ENROLLMENT, WITH A CLEAR ALTERNATIVE PROVIDED  FOR  SUCH
 APPLICANT  TO  DECLINE  TO  AFFILIATE  WITH  ANY PARTY AND THE FOLLOWING
 STATEMENT, OR  ITS  SUBSTANTIAL  EQUIVALENT,  IN  PROMINENT  TYPE  "ONLY
 ENROLLED  MEMBERS  OF  A POLITICAL PARTY MAY VOTE IN THAT PARTY'S PRIMA-
 RIES."; AND
   (VI) INCLUDE A STATEMENT THAT IF AN APPLICANT IS A VICTIM OF  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE  OR  STALKING,  SUCH  APPLICANT  MAY CONTACT THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS BEFORE OR AFTER REGISTERING  OR  PRE-REGISTERING  TO  VOTE  IN
 ORDER  TO  RECEIVE  INFORMATION  REGARDING  THE  ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY
 PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNDER  SECTION  5-508  OF  THIS
 ARTICLE.
   (E)  FOR  EACH PERSON WHO COMPLETES AN APPLICATION TO REGISTER TO VOTE
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WHO ATTESTS TO THE ELIGI-
 BILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION,  AND  AFFIRMATIVELY  SELECTS
 VOTER  REGISTRATION  PURSUANT  TO SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH (D) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL  ELECTRONICALLY
 TRANSMIT  TO  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS THROUGH AN INTERFACE WITH THE
 ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM ESTABLISHED  AND  MAIN-
 TAINED  BY  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SUCH PORTION OF THE APPLICATION
 THAT INCLUDES VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION.  IF  SUCH  PERSON  IS  NOT
 ALREADY  REGISTERED  TO  VOTE  IN  NEW  YORK  STATE,  THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS SHALL ELECTRONICALLY FORWARD SUCH APPLICATION TO THE  APPLICA-
 BLE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF EACH COUNTY OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR REGIS-
 TRATION  CONSISTENT WITH THIS CHAPTER. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT TRANSMIT
 TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AN APPLICATION FOR  REGISTRATION  FOR  A
 PERSON  WHO  INDICATES  ON  THE  INTEGRATED  PERSONAL VOTER REGISTRATION
 APPLICATION THAT SUCH PERSON DOES NOT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY  REQUIREMENTS
 FOR REGISTRATION.
   (F)  AN  INTEGRATED  VOTER  REGISTRATION  APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO THE
 DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT SHALL BE  TRANSMIT-
 TED  TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC VOTER REGIS-
 TRATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM AND SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE VOTER  REGISTRA-
 TION  DATA  ELEMENTS, INCLUDING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, AS APPLICABLE, AND
 RECORD OF ATTESTATION OF THE ACCURACY OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMA-
 TION AND ANY RELEVANT DOCUMENT IMAGES.
   (G) AN INTEGRATED VOTER REGISTRATION FORM SUBMITTED TO THE  DEPARTMENT
 OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  IN  PAPER  FORMAT SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION TRANSMITTAL
 SYSTEM BY CONVERTING THE PAPER FORM TO AN IMAGE FILE OR A PORTABLE DOCU-
 MENT FORMAT FILE WHICH SHALL THEREAFTER BE DEEMED THE ORIGINAL FORM  FOR
 VOTER  REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT PURPOSES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL RETAIN
 THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL PAPER APPLICATION FOR NO LESS THAN TWO YEARS.  THE
 TRANSMITTAL  OF THE CONVERTED PAPER APPLICATION MAY INCLUDE OR BE ACCOM-
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 PANIED BY DATA ELEMENTS AND TRANSMITTAL INFORMATION AS REQUIRED  BY  THE
 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
   (H)  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  REDACT OR REMOVE FROM THE COMPLETED INTE-
 GRATED APPLICATION TO BE TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ANY
 INFORMATION SOLELY APPLICABLE TO THE AGENCY APPLICATION.
   (I) INFORMATION FROM AN APPLICANT RELEVANT TO BOTH VOTER  REGISTRATION
 AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  APPLICATION SHALL BE ENTERED BY THE APPLICANT ONLY
 ONCE UPON AN ELECTRONIC APPLICATION.
   (J) INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CITIZENSHIP STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS, WHEN
 COLLECTED AND TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVISION,  SHALL  NOT  BE
 RETAINED,  USED,  OR  SHARED  FOR  ANY  OTHER  PURPOSE  EXCEPT AS MAY BE
 REQUIRED BY LAW.
   (K) FOR EACH PERSON WHO ATTESTS TO THE  ELIGIBILITY  REQUIREMENTS  FOR
 VOTER  REGISTRATION,  BUT WHO DOES NOT AFFIRMATIVELY SELECT VOTER REGIS-
 TRATION PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT  TO
 THE  STATE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS THROUGH AN INTERFACE WITH THE ELECTRONIC
 VOTER REGISTRATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED BY  THE
 STATE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS SUCH PORTION OF THE APPLICATION THAT INCLUDES
 VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION WITH A CLEAR DESIGNATION THAT SUCH INFOR-
 MATION SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPDATING EXISTING REGISTRA-
 TION RECORDS.
   4. (A) IF INFORMATION IS RECEIVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FROM
 THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION  TWO  OR  PARAGRAPH (E) OR (K) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION
 FOR A PERSON WHO IS ALREADY REGISTERED OR PRE-REGISTERED TO VOTE IN  NEW
 YORK  STATE,  THE  STATE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE
 INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  INDICATES  A
 DIFFERENT  NAME, RESIDENCE ADDRESS, OR MAILING ADDRESS FROM THAT ON SUCH
 PERSON'S REGISTRATION RECORD.
   (B) IF INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES PURSU-
 ANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO  OR  PARAGRAPH  (E)  OR  (K)  OF
 SUBDIVISION  THREE OF THIS SECTION INDICATES A DIFFERENT NAME, RESIDENCE
 ADDRESS, OR MAILING ADDRESS FOR A  REGISTERED  OR  PRE-REGISTERED  VOTER
 FROM  THAT  ON  SUCH  PERSON'S  REGISTRATION  RECORD, THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS SHALL ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT THE UPDATED NAME OR ADDRESS  FOR
 SUCH  PERSON  TO  THE  APPROPRIATE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR SUCH PERSON'S
 RESIDENCE. IF SUCH PERSON HAS  CHANGED  RESIDENCE  FROM  ONE  COUNTY  TO
 ANOTHER, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT SUCH
 INFORMATION  TO  BOTH  THE BOARD OF THE PREVIOUS COUNTY OR CITY OF RESI-
 DENCE AND THE NEW COUNTY OR CITY OF RESIDENCE. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN
 SUCH PERSON'S COUNTY OR CITY OF  RESIDENCE  SHALL  USE  THE  INFORMATION
 TRANSMITTED  BY  THE BOARD TO UPDATE SUCH PERSON'S EXISTING VOTER REGIS-
 TRATION RECORD, TRANSFER THE  PERSON'S  REGISTRATION,  IF  INACTIVE,  TO
 ACTIVE  STATUS,  AND  SEND TO SUCH PERSON'S ADDRESS OF RECORD THE NOTICE
 REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 5-208 OF  THIS  ARTICLE.  THE
 BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  IN  ANY PREVIOUS COUNTY OR CITY OF RESIDENCE SHALL
 UPDATE SUCH PERSON'S VOTER REGISTRATION  RECORD  TO  REFLECT  THAT  SUCH
 PERSON HAS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT COUNTY.
   (C)  IF  A  PERSON  RETURNS THE NOTICE REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (B) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION AND INDICATES THAT THE CHANGE TO SUCH  PERSON'S  REGIS-
 TRATION  RECORD  WAS  IN  ERROR,  THE  APPROPRIATE  BOARDS OF ELECTIONS,
 INCLUDING THE BOARD OF THE PREVIOUS COUNTY OR CITY OF  RESIDENCE,  SHALL
 PROMPTLY  CORRECT  SUCH  PERSON'S  PREVIOUSLY UPDATED INFORMATION IN THE
 STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST.
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   (D) ANY APPLICATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION  SHALL
 INFORM  THE  APPLICANT  THAT  IF SUCH APPLICANT IS ALREADY REGISTERED OR
 PRE-REGISTERED TO VOTE IN NEW YORK STATE, THE NAME,  RESIDENCE  ADDRESS,
 AND  MAILING ADDRESS PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION SHALL BE USED TO UPDATE
 SUCH  PERSON'S  REGISTRATION  RECORD  AND THAT SUCH PERSON SHALL RECEIVE
 NOTICE OF ANY UPDATE BY MAIL, ALONG WITH INFORMATION ON HOW  TO  CORRECT
 SUCH UPDATE, IF NEEDED.
   5.  THE  STATE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE TO THE
 DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS AS TO THE  IMPLEMENTA-
 TION  OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING TRAINING
 PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYEES OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES.    SUCH
 INSTRUCTIONS  AND SUCH TRAINING SHALL ENSURE USABILITY OF THE INTEGRATED
 APPLICATION IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION FOR LOW-ENGLISH  PROFI-
 CIENCY  VOTERS.  THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL TAKE ALL ACTIONS
 THAT ARE NECESSARY AND PROPER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 INCLUDING  FACILITATING TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES TO ALLOW TRANSMISSION
 OF DATA THROUGH AN INTERFACE  WITH  THE  ELECTRONIC  VOTER  REGISTRATION
 TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM IN A SECURE MANNER.
   6. SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, FOR A
 PERSON  WHO APPLIES FOR AN IDENTIFICATION CARD OR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S
 LICENSE AS PART OF SUCH PERSON'S RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION, WHO  IS  OF
 SUFFICIENT AGE TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE, AND WHO IDENTIFIED A
 PLACE OF RESIDENCE WITHIN THE STATE WHERE THE PERSON WILL RESIDE FOLLOW-
 ING THE PERSON'S RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION AS PART OF SUCH APPLICATION,
 THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES,  THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND
 COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, AND THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL COORDINATE
 TO ENSURE THAT SUCH A PERSON IS PROVIDED THE VOTER REGISTRATION OPPORTU-
 NITIES REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION AS PART OF  SUCH  APPLICATION.  PROVIDED
 THAT,  AN  INCARCERATED  PERSON  CONVICTED  OF A FELONY WHO IS OTHERWISE
 ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE SHALL NOT BE REGISTERED TO VOTE PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION  UNTIL  THE  PERSON  IS  RELEASED  FROM  INCARCERATION  AND
 RESTORED  TO  ELIGIBILITY,  AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF MOTOR VEHICLES, THE
 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, AND THE STATE BOARD
 OF ELECTIONS SHALL COORDINATE TO ENSURE THAT ANY  REGISTRATION  INFORMA-
 TION  PROVIDED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  IS  PROCESSED ONLY UPON THE
 PERSON'S RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION. THE DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES
 AND THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL MODIFY THE PROCEDURES AND NOTICES
 REQUIRED  BY THIS SECTION TO REFLECT THAT A PERSON CONVICTED OF A FELONY
 WILL NOT BE REGISTERED TO VOTE UNTIL THE PERSON'S RELEASE FROM INCARCER-
 ATION AND TO ALLOW A PERSON PROVIDED A REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITY PURSUANT
 TO SUBSECTION THREE OF THIS SECTION TO ATTEST TO THEIR ELIGIBILITY PEND-
 ING RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION.
   7. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS SECTION.
   8.  NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE DOCUMENTARY
 PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE OR REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHI-
 CLES  TO  REQUEST  DOCUMENTATION ESTABLISHING AN APPLICANT'S CITIZENSHIP
 SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF VOTER REGISTRATION.
   9. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PUBLICLY RELEASE  DATA  REPORTS,
 AS  DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, ON A MONTHLY BASIS. SUCH DATA REPORTS
 SHALL NOT INCLUDE  ANY  PERSONALLY  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION,  SHALL  BE
 SUBCATEGORIZED  BY GENDER AND AGE OF THE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED, AND SHALL
 INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED TO VOTE OR PRE-REGISTERED  TO
 VOTE UNDER THE PROCEDURES IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
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   (B)  THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED TO VOTE OR PRE-REGISTERED TO
 VOTE UNDER THE PROCEDURES IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   (C)  THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DECLINED VOTER REGISTRATION OR PRE-
 REGISTRATION UNDER THE PROCEDURES IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   (D) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DECLINED VOTER REGISTRATION OR  PRE-
 REGISTRATION UNDER THE PROCEDURES IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   (E)  THE  NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHOSE VOTER REGISTRATION OR PRE-REGIS-
 TRATION WAS UPDATED PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES IN  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF
 THIS SECTION.
   §  4.  The  election law is amended by adding a new section 5-901-a to
 read as follows:
   § 5-901-A. PROCEDURES SPECIFIC TO MEDICAID ENROLLMENT. 1.  SUBJECT  TO
 ANY  MODIFICATIONS  NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAWS AND
 REGULATIONS INCLUDING SUCH MODIFICATIONS UNDER SUBDIVISION TWO  OF  THIS
 SECTION, BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, THE DEPART-
 MENT  OF HEALTH AND COUNTY AND CITY DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES SHALL
 AUTOMATICALLY AND ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT THE FOLLOWING  INFORMATION  TO
 THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  FOR PURPOSES OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND
 PRE-REGISTRATION FOR EACH PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR OR RE-ENROLLS IN  MEDI-
 CAID,  WHO IS OF SUFFICIENT AGE TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE, AND
 WHO IS EXTERNALLY VERIFIED AS A UNITED STATES  CITIZEN  AS  PART  OF  AN
 APPLICATION FOR MEDICAID:
   (A) SUCH PERSON'S NAME;
   (B) SUCH PERSON'S DATE OF BIRTH;
   (C) THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF SUCH PERSON'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER;
   (D)  SUCH PERSON'S RESIDENCE ADDRESS, AND MAILING ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT
 FROM THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS;
   (E) SUCH PERSON'S COUNTY OF RESIDENCE;
   (F) SUCH PERSON'S CITIZENSHIP STATUS;
   (G) AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF SUCH PERSON'S MANUAL  SIGNATURE,  IF  AVAIL-
 ABLE;
   (H) THE DATE OF SUCH PERSON'S APPLICATION OR REENROLLMENT TRANSACTION;
   (I) SUCH PERSON'S GENDER, IF AVAILABLE;
   (J) SUCH PERSON'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, IF AVAILABLE;
   (K) SUCH PERSON'S E-MAIL ADDRESS, IF AVAILABLE; AND
   (L) SUCH PERSON'S CHOICE OF PARTY ENROLLMENT, IF INDICATED PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  A  PERSON WHOSE INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO TRANSMISSION PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  AN  OPPORTUNITY  TO
 AFFIRMATIVELY  INDICATE  A  CHOICE  OF  PARTY ENROLLMENT PRIOR TO TRANS-
 MISSION OF THE PERSON'S INFORMATION TO THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS.
 PROVIDED THAT, FOR AN APPLICANT WHO IS ALREADY REGISTERED TO VOTE IN NEW
 YORK  STATE  WHO  DOES  NOT  AFFIRMATIVELY  INDICATE  A PARTY ENROLLMENT
 SELECTION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH PERSON'S PREEXISTING  PARTY
 AFFILIATION  STATUS  SHALL REMAIN UNCHANGED AS PART OF ANY UPDATE TO THE
 PERSON'S REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   3. IF NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH  FEDERAL  LAW,  BEFORE  TRANSMITTING  A
 PERSON'S  INFORMATION  TO  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF
 VOTER REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF HEALTH AND COUNTY AND CITY DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES
 OR THEIR DESIGNEES SHALL, WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF SUCH PERSON'S  APPLICA-
 TION OR RE-ENROLLMENT TRANSACTION, NOTIFY BY MAIL SUCH PERSON WHOSE DATA
 IS  SUBJECT  TO TRANSMISSION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
 AND PROVIDE SUCH PERSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO DECLINE  TRANSMISSION.    SUCH
 NOTICE SHALL BE SENT TO SUCH PERSON'S MAILING ADDRESS BY NON-FORWARDABLE
 MAIL,  NOTIFY  SUCH PERSON THAT SUCH PERSON'S INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED
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 WITH ELECTION OFFICIALS  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  KEEPING  VOTER  REGISTRATION
 RECORDS  COMPLETE  AND ACCURATE, AND CONTAIN A POSTAGE PAID PREADDRESSED
 RETURN FORM BY WHICH  SUCH  PERSON  MAY  DECLINE  TRANSMISSION  OF  SUCH
 PERSON'S  DATA  TO  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. IF SUCH PERSON RETURNS
 SUCH NOTICE WITHIN SEVENTEEN DAYS OF MAILING AND  DECLINES  TRANSMISSION
 OF  SUCH  PERSON'S  INFORMATION,  SUCH PERSON'S INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE
 TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF VOTER REGIS-
 TRATION. IF SUCH PERSON DOES NOT RETURN THE NOTICE PROVIDED  UNDER  THIS
 SUBDIVISION AND DECLINES TRANSMISSION OF SUCH PERSON'S INFORMATION WITH-
 IN  SEVENTEEN DAYS OF MAILING, SUCH PERSON'S INFORMATION SHALL BE TRANS-
 MITTED TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WITHIN THREE DAYS FOR PURPOSES OF
 VOTER REGISTRATION.
   4. IN PROCESSING INFORMATION RECEIVED THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  AND
 COUNTY  AND  CITY DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS  SECTION,  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  AND  BOARDS  OF
 ELECTIONS  FOR EACH COUNTY OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND FOUR OF  SECTION  5-901
 OF THIS TITLE.  PROVIDED THAT, A PERSON OF SUFFICIENT AGE TO REGISTER TO
 VOTE WHOSE INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED TO A COUNTY OR CITY BOARD PURSUANT
 TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  REGISTERED  TO VOTE FOR AN ELECTION IF THE
 INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED TO THE COUNTY OR CITY BOARD BY THE TENTH  DAY
 BEFORE SUCH ELECTION.
   5.  PRIOR  TO JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, THE DEPARTMENT
 OF HEALTH AND COUNTY AND  CITY  DEPARTMENTS  OF  SOCIAL  SERVICES  SHALL
 UTILIZE  THE  PROCEDURES  REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 5-900 OF THIS TITLE FOR
 MEDICAID ENROLLMENT TRANSACTIONS.
   § 5. The election law is amended by adding a new  section  5-901-b  to
 read as follows:
   §  5-901-B.  PROCEDURES  SPECIFIC  TO  NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY
 APPLICATIONS. 1. SUBJECT TO ANY MODIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO  COMPLY  WITH
 APPLICABLE  FEDERAL  LAWS  AND  REGULATIONS INCLUDING SUCH MODIFICATIONS
 UNDER SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION,  BEGINNING  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-EIGHT,  THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY SHALL AUTO-
 MATICALLY AND ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT THE FOLLOWING TO THE  STATE  BOARD
 OF ELECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION FOR
 EACH  PERSON WHO FILES AN APPLICATION THAT REACHES AN ELIGIBILITY INTER-
 VIEW OR CONDUCTS A REEXAMINATION TRANSACTION, WHO IS OF  SUFFICIENT  AGE
 TO REGISTER OR PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE, WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE, AND
 WHO  IS  EXTERNALLY  VERIFIED AS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN AS PART OF SUCH
 APPLICATION OR TRANSACTION:
   (A) SUCH PERSON'S NAME;
   (B) SUCH PERSON'S DATE OF BIRTH;
   (C) THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF SUCH PERSON'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER;
   (D) SUCH PERSON'S RESIDENCE ADDRESS, AND MAILING ADDRESS IF  DIFFERENT
 FROM THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS;
   (E) SUCH PERSON'S COUNTY OF RESIDENCE;
   (F) SUCH PERSON'S CITIZENSHIP STATUS;
   (G)  AN  ELECTRONIC  COPY OF SUCH PERSON'S MANUAL SIGNATURE, IF AVAIL-
 ABLE;
   (H) THE DATE OF SUCH PERSON'S  APPLICATION  OR  RE-EXAMINATION  TRANS-
 ACTION;
   (I) SUCH PERSON'S GENDER, IF AVAILABLE;
   (J) SUCH PERSON'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, IF AVAILABLE; AND
   (K) SUCH PERSON'S EMAIL ADDRESS, IF AVAILABLE.
   2.  IF  NECESSARY  TO  COMPLY  WITH FEDERAL LAW, BEFORE TRANSMITTING A
 PERSON'S INFORMATION TO THE STATE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS  FOR  PURPOSES  OF
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 VOTER  REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE NEW
 YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY OR ITS DESIGNEE SHALL, WITHIN  FIFTEEN  DAYS
 OF  SUCH  PERSON'S  ELIGIBILITY  INTERVIEW OR REEXAMINATION TRANSACTION,
 NOTIFY  BY MAIL SUCH PERSON WHOSE DATA IS SUBJECT TO TRANSMISSION PURSU-
 ANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND PROVIDE SUCH PERSON AN OPPOR-
 TUNITY TO DECLINE TRANSMISSION.  SUCH  NOTICE  SHALL  BE  SENT  TO  SUCH
 PERSON'S  MAILING  ADDRESS  BY  NON-FORWARDABLE MAIL, NOTIFY SUCH PERSON
 THAT SUCH PERSON'S INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED  WITH  ELECTION  OFFICIALS
 FOR  PURPOSES  OF  KEEPING VOTER REGISTRATION RECORDS COMPLETE AND ACCU-
 RATE, AND CONTAIN A POSTAGE PAID PREADDRESSED RETURN FORM BY WHICH  SUCH
 PERSON MAY DECLINE TRANSMISSION OF SUCH PERSON'S DATA TO THE STATE BOARD
 OF  ELECTIONS.  IF SUCH PERSON RETURNS SUCH NOTICE WITHIN SEVENTEEN DAYS
 OF MAILING AND DECLINES TRANSMISSION OF SUCH PERSON'S INFORMATION,  SUCH
 PERSON'S  INFORMATION  SHALL  NOT  BE  TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF VOTER REGISTRATION. IF SUCH  PERSON  DOES  NOT
 RETURN  THE  NOTICE  PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION AND DECLINES TRANS-
 MISSION OF SUCH PERSON'S INFORMATION WITHIN SEVENTEEN DAYS  OF  MAILING,
 SUCH  PERSON'S  INFORMATION  SHALL  BE TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS WITHIN THREE DAYS FOR PURPOSES OF VOTER REGISTRATION.
   3. IN PROCESSING INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  HOUSING
 AUTHORITY  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE STATE BOARD
 OF ELECTIONS AND BOARDS OF ELECTIONS FOR EACH COUNTY OR THE CITY OF  NEW
 YORK  SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO
 AND FOUR OF SECTION 5-901 OF THIS TITLE.  PROVIDED  THAT,  A  PERSON  OF
 SUFFICIENT AGE TO REGISTER TO VOTE WHOSE INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED TO A
 COUNTY  OR  CITY  BOARD  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE REGISTERED TO
 VOTE FOR AN ELECTION IF THE INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED TO THE COUNTY  OR
 CITY BOARD BY THE TENTH DAY BEFORE SUCH ELECTION.
   4.  PRIOR  TO  JANUARY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, THE NEW YORK
 CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY  SHALL  UTILIZE  THE  PROCEDURES  REQUIRED  UNDER
 SECTION 5-900 OF THIS TITLE FOR NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY APPLICA-
 TIONS  THAT  REACH  AN  ELIGIBILITY  INTERVIEW  AND REEXAMINATION TRANS-
 ACTIONS.
   § 6. Section 5-902 of the election law, as amended by  chapter  37  of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   §  5-902.  Failure to receive exemplar signature not to prevent regis-
 tration. If a voter registration exemplar signature is not received from
 an applicant who submits a voter registration or pre-registration appli-
 cation OR IS OTHERWISE REGISTERED OR PRE-REGISTERED TO VOTE pursuant  to
 this  title  and such signature exemplar is not otherwise available from
 the statewide voter registration database or a state  or  local  agency,
 the  local board of elections shall, absent another reason to reject the
 application, proceed to register or  pre-register  and,  as  applicable,
 enroll  the  applicant.  Within  ten  days  of such action, the board of
 elections shall send a standard form promulgated by the state  board  of
 elections to the voter whose record lacks an exemplar signature, requir-
 ing  such  voter  to submit a signature for identification purposes. The
 voter shall submit to the board of elections a voter registration exemp-
 lar signature by any one of the following methods: in  person,  by  mail
 with  return  postage  paid provided by the board of elections, by elec-
 tronic mail, or by electronic upload to the board of  elections  through
 the electronic voter registration transmittal system. If such voter does
 not  provide  the required exemplar signature, when the voter appears to
 vote the voter shall be entitled to vote by affidavit ballot.
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   § 7. The opening paragraphs of subdivisions 1 and 2 of  section  5-904
 of  the  election law, as amended by chapter 37 of the laws of 2021, are
 amended to read as follows:
   Notwithstanding  subdivision  six  of section 5-210 of this article or
 any other law to the contrary, a person who is ineligible  to  vote  who
 fails  to decline to register or pre-register to vote in accordance with
 the provisions of this [section] TITLE OR WHO IS OTHERWISE REGISTERED OR
 PRE-REGISTERED TO VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  TITLE,
 and WHO did not willfully and knowingly seek to register or pre-register
 to vote knowing that the person is not eligible to do so:
   Notwithstanding  subdivision  six  of section 5-210 of this article or
 any other law to the contrary, a person who is ineligible  to  vote  who
 fails  to decline to register or pre-register to vote in accordance with
 the provisions of this [section] TITLE OR WHO IS OTHERWISE REGISTERED OR
 PRE-REGISTERED TO VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  TITLE,
 AND  who then either votes or attempts to vote in an election held after
 the effective date of that person's registration, and who did not  will-
 fully  and  knowingly  seek  to register or pre-register to vote knowing
 that the person is not eligible to do so, and did not subsequently  vote
 or attempt to vote knowing that the person is not eligible to do so:
   §  8.  Subdivisions  1  and 2 of section 5-308 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 37 of the laws  of  2021,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  The  board of elections shall, promptly and not later than twenty-
 one days after receipt  of  a  voter  registration  or  pre-registration
 application  submitted pursuant to title nine of this article by a voter
 registering or pre-registering for the first time, send any  such  voter
 who  did  not  enroll  in  a party a notice and a form to indicate party
 enrollment. Such notice shall offer the voter the opportunity to  enroll
 with  a  party  or  to  decline  to  enroll with a party and contain the
 following statement in prominent type "ONLY ENROLLED MEMBERS OF A  POLI-
 TICAL PARTY MAY VOTE IN THAT PARTY'S PRIMARIES." Such form shall provide
 a  clear  alternative for the applicant to decline to affiliate with any
 party. IF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAS NOT  RECEIVED  A  RESPONSE  TO  THE
 PARTY  ENROLLMENT  NOTICE AND FORM SENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, OR
 TO A PARTY ENROLLMENT NOTICE SENT PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF  PARA-
 GRAPH  (E)  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION 5-901 OF THIS ARTICLE WITHIN
 FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF A PERSON'S  REGISTRATION,  THE  BOARD  SHALL  MAIL  A
 SECOND PARTY ENROLLMENT NOTICE AND FORM TO SUCH PERSON.
   2.  Notwithstanding  subdivision  [two] THREE of section 5-304 of this
 title, if a voter who registered to vote for the first time (or  pre-re-
 gistered)  pursuant  to title nine of this article responds to EITHER OF
 the [notice] NOTICES required by subdivision one  of  this  section  and
 elects  to  enroll  in  a party, such enrollment shall take effect imme-
 diately. However, any pre-registrant's registration shall remain classi-
 fied as "pending" until the voter reaches the age of eligibility.
   § 9. This act shall take effect January 1,  2028;  provided,  however,
 the  amendments  to subdivision 12 of section 5-900 of the election law,
 made by section two of this act, shall take effect immediately.