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                                   1057
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, DINOWITZ, ARROYO, JAFFEE, KAVANAGH, MAYER,
   WEPRIN,  ABINANTI,  KOLB,  GIGLIO  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.
   CAHILL, COLTON, FINCH, GOTTFRIED, LENTOL, McDONOUGH, PAULIN, THIELE --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the  election  law,  in  relation  to  including  e-mail
   addresses in voter registration data
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (k) and (l) of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of
 the election law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, subpar-
 agraph (xii) of paragraph (k) as added by chapter 362  of  the  laws  of
 2008, are amended to read as follows:
   (k)  The  form shall also include space for the following information,
 which must be contained on the inside of the form after it is folded for
 mailing:
   (i) A space for the applicant to indicate whether or not he or she has
 ever voted or registered to vote before and, if so, the approximate year
 in which such applicant last voted or registered and his or her name and
 address at the time.
   (ii) The name and residence address of the applicant including the zip
 code and apartment number, if any.
   (iii) A SPACE FOR THE FURNISHING OF AN E-MAIL ADDRESS, THE  FURNISHING
 OF  WHICH  SHALL  BE OPTIONAL, TOGETHER WITH A NOTICE STATING THAT IF AN
 E-MAIL ADDRESS IS FURNISHED, ALL NOTICES  AND  COMMUNICATIONS  OTHERWISE
 REQUIRED  TO  BE  SENT  BY  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO THE VOTER BY
 POSTAL MAIL SHALL BE SENT BY E-MAIL IN ADDITION TO POSTAL  MAIL.  COUNTY
 BOARDS  OF  ELECTIONS AND THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
 SHALL HAVE THE OPTION OF SENDING NOTICES  AND  COMMUNICATIONS  OTHERWISE
 REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO THE VOTER BY POSTAL MAIL BY E-MAIL IN ADDITION TO
 POSTAL MAIL IF THE VOTER FURNISHES AN EMAIL ADDRESS.
   (IV) The date of birth of the applicant.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   [(iv)]  (V)  A space for the applicant to indicate his or her driver's
 license or department of motor vehicles non-driver photo  ID  number  or
 the  last  four  digits  of his or her social security number or, if the
 applicant does not have either such number, a space for the applicant to
 indicate he or she does not have either.
   [(v)]  (VI) A space for the applicant to indicate whether or not he or
 she is a citizen of the United States and the statement "If you  checked
 "no" in response to this question, do not complete this form."
   [(vi)]  (VII)  A  space for the applicant to answer the question "Will
 you be 18 years of age on or before election day?" and the statement "If
 you checked "no" in response to this question, do not complete this form
 unless you will be 18 by the end of the year."
   [(vii)] (VIII) A statement informing the applicant that if the form is
 submitted by mail and the applicant is registering for the  first  time,
 certain  information  or  documents  must  be submitted with the mail-in
 registration form in order to avoid additional  identification  require-
 ments  upon  voting  for  the first time. Such information and documents
 are:
   (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 photo identification; or
   (D) 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.
   [(viii)] (IX) The gender of the applicant (optional).
   [(ix)] (X) A space for the applicant to indicate his or her choice  of
 party enrollment, with a clear alternative provided for the applicant to
 decline to affiliate with any party.
   [(x)] (XI) The telephone number of the applicant (optional).
   [(xi)]  (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.
      * 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 years.
 which  form of affirmation shall be followed by a space for the date and
 the aforementioned line for the applicant's signature.
   [(xii)] (XIII) A space for the applicant to register in the  New  York
 state  donate  life  registry for organ and tissue donations established
 pursuant to section forty-three hundred ten of the public health law.
   (l) The mail voter registration  application  form  developed  by  the
 federal  election  commission pursuant to the provisions of section nine
 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 42 USC 1973gg-7 shall  be
 deemed  to  meet  the  requirements of this section. Any application for
 registration received on such an application form shall be  accepted  if
 the  applicant is otherwise eligible to register to vote pursuant to the
 provisions of this article.   A VOTER  WHOSE  REGISTRATION  IS  ACCEPTED

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 PURSUANT  TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
 FURNISH AN E-MAIL ADDRESS TO THE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS,  WHICH  FURNISHING
 SHALL  CARRY  THE  SAME  NOTICE  AND HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS PROVIDED BY
 SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH (K) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  2.  Paragraph  d  of subdivision 4 of section 5-500 of the election
 law, as amended by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   d.  The residence address at which the voter claims to reside and post
 office address, if not the same; and the number or  designation  of  the
 room,  apartment,  or  floor occupied by the voter if he OR SHE does not
 claim the entire building as his OR  HER  residence;  AND  IN  ADDITION,
 SPACE  FOR  THE FURNISHING OF AN E-MAIL ADDRESS, THE FURNISHING OF WHICH
 SHALL BE OPTIONAL, TOGETHER WITH A NOTICE  STATING  THAT  IF  AN  E-MAIL
 ADDRESS  IS FURNISHED, ALL NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS OTHERWISE REQUIRED
 TO BE SENT BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO THE VOTER BY  POSTAL  MAIL
 SHALL  BE  SENT  BY  E-MAIL IN ADDITION TO POSTAL MAIL. COUNTY BOARDS OF
 ELECTIONS AND THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL  HAVE
 THE  OPTION  OF SENDING NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO
 BE SENT TO THE VOTER BY POSTAL MAIL BY E-MAIL IN ADDITION TO POSTAL MAIL
 IF THE VOTER FURNISHES AN E-MAIL ADDRESS;
   § 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law; provided that the state board of elections is authorized to promul-
 gate  any  and  all  rules  and  regulations and take any other measures
 necessary to implement this act on its effective date on or before  such
 date.