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Senate Bill S3789
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2011-S3789 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S3789 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3789 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to county board of election addresses on voter registration forms available on the internet PURPOSE: This bill is designed to enable the public to complete a voter registration form on the state board of election website, and have it automatically addressed to the appropriate county board of elections. It also enables the public and groups involved in voter registration to go to the state board website, provide an address and determine the county and board of elections address. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends election law section 5-210 to add new subdivisions 5-a and 5-b to require the state board of elections to make it possible for a person to go to its official website to download a blank voter registration form or to complete the form on line and have the return address of the registrant and the mailing address for the registrant's board of elections automatically filled in before it is downloaded and printed. It also requires that the public be able to go to the website, enter an address in New York State and be provided with the name and address of the appropriate county board of elections.
2011-S3789 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3789 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 county board of election addresses on voter registration forms available on the inter- net THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 5-210 of the election law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 5-a and 5-b to read as follows: 5-A. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAINTAIN ON ITS OFFICIAL WEBSITE ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS FOR USE BY AND DISTRIBUTION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WHICH MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION AND ALLOW THE FOLLOWING: (A) DOWNLOAD OF BLANK VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS; AND (B) COMPLETION OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION FORM ELECTRONICALLY, ON WHICH THE RETURN ADDRESS OF THE REGISTRANT AND THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY FILLED IN FOR THE REGISTRANT BEFORE IT IS DOWNLOADED FOR SIGNATURE AND MAILING. 5-B. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAINTAIN ON ITS OFFICIAL WEBSITE A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS FINDER, WHICH PERMITS THE PUBLIC TO ENTER AN ADDRESS WITHIN NEW YORK STATE AND BE PROVIDED WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR THAT ADDRESS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made and completed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00625-01-1
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