Assembly Bill A6491

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the state board of parole to notify released felons of their right to vote

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  • 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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2015-A6491 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §837-a, Exec L; amd §5-210, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3375
2011-2012: A4367
2013-2014: A4830

2015-A6491 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state board of parole to notify felons of their right to vote within thirty days immediately prior to release; provides such persons with an application form for registration and enrollment.

2015-A6491 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6491

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HOOPER,
  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the executive law and the election law, in  relation  to
  notifying  persons  convicted of a felony of their right to vote after
  the completion of such person's term of  imprisonment,  and  requiring
  that voter registration forms be sent to them accordingly

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

  Section 1. Section 837-a of the executive law is amended by  adding  a
new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10.  WITHIN THIRTY DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF ANY PERSON
FROM A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION OR ANY  PERSON  CONVICTED  OF  A  FELONY
WHOSE RIGHT TO REGISTER AND VOTE SHALL BE REINSTATED PURSUANT TO SECTION
5-106  OF  THE  ELECTION  LAW, NOTIFY SUCH A PERSON OF HIS OR HER RIGHTS
UNDER SUCH SECTION AND PROVIDE SUCH PERSON WITH AN APPLICATION FORM  FOR
REGISTRATION  AND  ENROLLMENT  AS  REQUIRED  BY  SUBDIVISION  SIXTEEN OF
SECTION 5-210 OF THE ELECTION LAW.
  S 2. Section 5-210 of the election law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 16 to read as follows:
  16.  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ANNUALLY OR MORE FREQUENTLY AS
NECESSARY, PROVIDE THE STATE BOARD OF PAROLE WITH A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF
VOTER REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT FORMS AS WILL ENABLE IT TO SEND A COPY
THEREOF TO ANY PERSON WHO IS REQUIRED TO BE NOTIFIED OF HIS OR HER RIGHT
TO VOTE AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION  TEN  OF  SECTION  EIGHT  HUNDRED
THIRTY-SEVEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03561-01-5

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