Senate Bill S1278

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York automatic voter registration act of 2019"

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Archive: Last 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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2019-S1278 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7348
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§5-200 & 17-138, amd §§5-304, 3-220, 3-212, 17-104 & 3-102, El L

2019-S1278 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York automatic voter registration act of 2019" to streamline the process for registering to vote.

2019-S1278 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1278 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1278
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BROOKS, CARLUC-
   CI,  COMRIE,  HOYLMAN,  KAMINSKY,  KAVANAGH,  KENNEDY, KRUEGER, MAYER,
   MONTGOMERY,   PARKER,   RIVERA,    SEPULVEDA,    SERRANO,    STAVISKY,
   STEWART-COUSINS -- 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 "New York
   automatic voter registration act of 2019"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York automatic voter registration act of 2019".
   § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-200 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 DOES NOT ELECT TO DECLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE.
   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
 DOES NOT ELECT TO DECLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR TO UPDATE  THE  VOTER'S
 REGISTRATION 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;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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