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                                   2278
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. KAVANAGH, CUSICK, RIVERA, MOSLEY, THIELE, GOTT-
   FRIED, JAFFEE, FAHY,  LUPARDO,  ABINANTI,  WALKER,  ROSENTHAL,  SIMON,
   SEPULVEDA,  BENEDETTO, QUART, ROZIC, COLTON, BLAKE, BRINDISI, HYNDMAN,
   HARRIS, SOLAGES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT,  GLICK,
   MAYER,  PEOPLES-STOKES  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
   Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  enacting  the  "voter
   empowerment act of New York"
 
   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 "voter empowerment act of New York".
   §  2.  Section  5-104  of  the election law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION REGARD-
 ING THE RIGHT OF STUDENTS TO REGISTER AND VOTE SHALL BE INTERPRETED IN A
 MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT THAT EACH  CITIZEN
 MUST  BE  PERMITTED TO VOTE IN THAT COMMUNITY WHICH IS THE "LOCUS OF ...
 PRIMARY CONCERN" TO THAT CITIZEN AT THE TIME OF THE ELECTION. ACCORDING-
 LY, A STUDENT ATTENDING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THIS STATE  SHALL  BE
 PERMITTED TO RETAIN HIS OR HER PARENTAL RESIDENCE FOR VOTING PURPOSES IF
 THE  PARENTAL  COMMUNITY  REMAINS  THE  LOCUS  OF  THE STUDENT'S PRIMARY
 CONCERN OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, A STUDENT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO REGISTER
 AND VOTE FROM HIS OR HER RESIDENCE  WITHIN  THE  COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY
 COMMUNITY IF HE OR SHE REGARDS THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AS THE COMMUNI-
 TY OF PRIMARY CONCERN.
   § 3. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-200 to read
 as follows:
   §  5-200.  AUTOMATIC  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 BE  AUTOMATICALLY  REGISTERED  TO  VOTE  AS  PROVIDED  IN  THIS SECTION,
 PROVIDED THAT THE PERSON DOES NOT ELECT TO DECLINE REGISTRATION TO  VOTE
 AT THE POINT OF SERVICE.
   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 REGISTRATION TO VOTE OR UPDATE  THE  REGISTRA-
 TION RECORD AT THE POINT OF SERVICE 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;
   (C) COMPLETES AN APPLICATION FOR SERVICES, RENEWAL OR  RECERTIFICATION
 FOR  SERVICES,  OR  CHANGE OF ADDRESS RELATING TO SUCH SERVICES FROM ANY
 MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY AS SET FORTH  IN  ARTICLE  THIRTEEN  OF  THE
 PUBLIC HOUSING LAW;
   (D)  REGISTERS  FOR CLASSES AT INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF
 NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK;
   (E) COMPLETES A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT OR IS DISCHARGED FROM
 PAROLE;
   (F) COMPLETES AN APPLICATION FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE;
   (G) BECOMES A MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE NEW YORK DIVISION OF  MILITARY
 AND NAVAL AFFAIRS; OR
   (H)  COMPLETES  AN  APPLICATION WITH ANY OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY
 DESIGNATED AS A SOURCE AGENCY PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION
 THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. (A) THE TERM "SOURCE AGENCY" INCLUDES THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHI-
 CLES, ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-211 OF THIS
 TITLE,  THE  STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK, ALL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES LISTED IN ARTICLE THIRTEEN  OF  THE
 PUBLIC  HOUSING  LAW, THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPER-
 VISION, THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE NEW YORK DIVISION OF  MILITARY  AND
 NAVAL  AFFAIRS AND ANY AGENCY DESIGNATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B) THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY DESIGNATE ADDITIONAL STATE  AGEN-
 CIES TO SERVE AS SOURCES FOR VOTER REGISTRATION. IN DESIGNATING AN AGEN-
 CY UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL CONSIDER:
   (I)  THE  LIKELIHOOD  THAT  SOURCE  RECORDS  REFLECT A LARGE NUMBER OF
 ELIGIBLE CITIZENS;
   (II) THE EXTENT TO WHICH SOURCE RECORDS REFLECT ELIGIBLE CITIZENS  WHO
 WOULD  NOT  OTHERWISE  BE  REGISTERED  UNDER  THE ACT TO MODERNIZE VOTER
 REGISTRATION;
   (III) THE ACCURACY OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DATA IN SOURCE  RECORDS;
 AND
   (IV)  ANY ADDITIONAL FACTORS DESIGNATED BY THE CHIEF ELECTION OFFICIAL
 AS REASONABLY RELATED TO  ACCOMPLISHING  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THE  ACT  TO
 MODERNIZE VOTER REGISTRATION.
   4.  THE  STATE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND THE SOURCE AGENCIES SHALL ENTER
 INTO AGREEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT FOR EACH PERSON DESCRIBED IN  SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF THIS SECTION, EACH SOURCE AGENCY ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITS TO THE
 STATE OR LOCAL BOARDS OF ELECTIONS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN A FORMAT
 THAT CAN BE READ BY THE COMPUTERIZED STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST:

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   (A) GIVEN NAME OR NAMES AND SURNAME OR SURNAMES;
   (B) MAILING ADDRESS AND RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS;
   (C) DATE OF BIRTH;
   (D) CITIZENSHIP;
   (E)  DRIVER'S  LICENSE  OR NON-DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD NUMBER, LAST
 FOUR DIGITS OF THE PERSON'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, OR A SPACE  FOR  THE
 PERSON TO INDICATE THAT HE OR SHE DOES NOT HAVE ANY SUCH NUMBER;
   (F) POLITICAL PARTY ENROLLMENT, IF ANY;
   (G)  AN  INDICATION  THAT  THE PERSON INTENDS TO APPLY FOR AN ABSENTEE
 BALLOT, IF ANY; AND
   (H) AN IMAGE OF THE PERSON'S SIGNATURE.
   IN THE EVENT THAT ANY TRANSMISSION OF DATA PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION
 FAILS TO INCLUDE AN IMAGE OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S SIGNATURE, THE ABSENCE OF A
 SIGNATURE  SHALL  NOT  PRECLUDE THE REGISTRATION OF AN ELIGIBLE CITIZEN.
 THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL DEVELOP PROCEDURES TO  ENABLE  AN  ELIGIBLE
 CITIZEN,  WHOSE  INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND
 WHOSE INFORMATION LACKS AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, TO PROVIDE A  SIGNATURE
 AT  THE  POLLING  PLACE  OR  WITH  AN APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT
 BEFORE VOTING. THE BOARD MAY REQUIRE AN ELECTOR WHO HAS NOT  PROVIDED  A
 SIGNATURE BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE POLLING PLACE OR SUBMITTING AN ABSENTEE
 BALLOT  TO PRESENT A CURRENT AND VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION OR 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.
   5.  IF AN AGENCY DOES NOT ROUTINELY REQUEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE
 CITIZENSHIP STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS, IT SHALL MAINTAIN RECORDS  SUFFICIENT
 TO TRANSMIT TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS INDICATIONS OF UNITED STATES CITI-
 ZENSHIP  FOR  EACH  PERSON DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION,
 BUT SHALL NOT RETAIN, USE, OR SHARE ANY SUCH INFORMATION RELATING TO  AN
 INDIVIDUAL'S CITIZENSHIP FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
   6.  EACH  SOURCE  AGENCY  SHALL  INCLUDE  FOR EACH PERSON DESCRIBED IN
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION A STATEMENT THAT  HE  OR  SHE  SHALL  BE
 REGISTERED TO VOTE, IF HE OR SHE IS NOT ALREADY SO REGISTERED, PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  THAT EACH SOURCE AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE EACH PERSON DESCRIBED IN
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION THE  OPPORTUNITY  TO  ELECT  TO  DECLINE
 REGISTRATION TO VOTE AT THE POINT OF SERVICE, AND UPON SUCH ELECTION, HE
 OR  SHE  SHALL  NOT  BE REGISTERED TO VOTE PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES IN
 THIS SECTION AT THAT TIME.
   7. THE STATE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  PREPARE  AND  DISTRIBUTE  TO
 PARTICIPATING  AGENCIES WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS AS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
 THE PROGRAM AND SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING TRAINING  PROGRAMS
 FOR  EMPLOYEES OF SOURCE AGENCIES LISTED IN THIS SECTION. TRAINING SHALL
 INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS THAT EMPLOYEES OF ANY SOURCE AGENCY COMMUNICATE  TO
 EACH  INDIVIDUAL  IDENTIFIED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION THAT THE
 SOURCE AGENCY MAINTAINS STRICT NEUTRALITY WITH  RESPECT  TO  A  PERSON'S
 PARTY  ENROLLMENT  AND  ALL PERSONS SEEKING VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AND
 INFORMATION SHALL BE ADVISED THAT GOVERNMENT  SERVICES  ARE  NOT  CONDI-
 TIONED  ON BEING REGISTERED TO VOTE, OR ELIGIBILITY TO REGISTER TO VOTE.
 NO STATEMENT SHALL BE MADE NOR ANY ACTION TAKEN TO DISCOURAGE THE APPLI-
 CANT FROM REGISTERING TO VOTE.
   8. THE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND THE  SOURCE
 AGENCIES SHALL INCLUDE THE FORMAT IN WHICH INFORMATION WILL BE TRANSMIT-
 TED, WHETHER AND HOW EACH ENTITY WILL COLLECT, IN ADDITION TO THE MANDA-
 TORY  INFORMATION LISTED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS FROM PERSONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILI-
 TATING VOTER REGISTRATION, THE  FREQUENCY  OF  DATA  TRANSMISSIONS,  THE
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 AND PRIVACY OF THE INFORMATION TRANSMITTED, AND ANY OTHER MATTER  NECES-
 SARY OR HELPFUL TO IMPLEMENT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   9.  EACH  SOURCE  AGENCY  SHALL  COOPERATE  WITH  THE  STATE  BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS AND COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO FACILITATE THE  VOTER  REGIS-
 TRATION OF EACH PERSON DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, AND
 TO  ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO REGISTER EACH SUCH
 PERSON TO VOTE OR  TO  UPDATE  EACH  SUCH  PERSON'S  VOTER  REGISTRATION
 RECORD.
   10.  EACH  SOURCE  AGENCY SHALL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS FINALIZING THE FORMAT AND CONTENT OF ELECTRONIC TRAN-
 SMISSIONS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION NO LATER THAN  SEPTEMBER  FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN;  PROVIDED,  THAT EACH SOURCE AGENCY SHALL BE ABLE TO
 COMPLY FULLY WITH  ALL  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  SECTION,  INCLUDING  THE
 COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF ALL DATA REQUIRED TO REGISTER INDIVIDUALS
 TO VOTE, BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN.
   § 4. Subdivisions 1 and 6 of section 5-208 of the election law, subdi-
 vision 1 as amended by chapter 200 of the laws of 1996 and subdivision 6
 as  added  by  chapter  659  of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as
 follows:
   1. The board of elections shall transfer the registration and  enroll-
 ment  of any voter for whom it receives a notice of change of address to
 another address in the [same county or city] STATE, or for any voter who
 [casts] SUBMITS a ballot in an  affidavit  ballot  envelope  which  sets
 forth such a new address.  Such notices shall include, but not be limit-
 ed  to,  notices  received  from any state agency which conducts a voter
 registration program pursuant to the provisions of  sections  5-211  and
 5-212  of  this  title OR WHICH TRANSMIT INFORMATION, that the voter has
 notified such agency of a change of address in the [same city or county]
 STATE unless the voter has indicated that such change of address is  not
 for  voter  registration purposes, notices of change of address from the
 United States Postal Service through  the  National  Change  of  Address
 System,  any  notices of a forwarding address on mail sent to a voter by
 the board of elections and returned by the postal service,  national  or
 state  voter  registration  forms,  confirmation mailing response cards,
 United States Postal Service notices  to  correspondents  of  change  of
 address,  applications  for registration from persons already registered
 [in such county or city], or any other notices to correspondents sent to
 the board of elections by such voters.
   6. If a notice sent pursuant to [subdivision five of] this section  is
 returned [by the postal service] as undeliverable and without a forward-
 ing  address,  the  board  of elections shall return the registration of
 such voter to the original  address,  send  such  voter  a  confirmation
 notice pursuant to the provisions of subdivision one of section 5-712 of
 this [title] ARTICLE and place such voter in inactive status.
   §  5.  Subdivision 3 of section 5-208 of the election law, as added by
 chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   3. If such a notice is received at least [twenty] TEN  days  before  a
 primary,  special  or  general  election, such change of address must be
 completed before such election. IF SUCH A  NOTICE  IS  NOT  RECEIVED  AT
 LEAST  TEN  DAYS  BEFORE  A PRIMARY, SPECIAL OR GENERAL ELECTION, THEN A
 VOTER MAY VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION THREE-D OF  SECTION  8-302
 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 6. Subdivision 1 of section 4-117 of the election law, as amended by
 chapter 44 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  The  board  of elections, between August first and August fifth of
 each year, shall send by mail on which is endorsed such language  desig-

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 nated  by  the  state board of elections to ensure postal authorities do
 not forward such mail but return it  to  the  board  of  elections  with
 forwarding  information,  when  it  cannot be delivered as addressed and
 which  contains  a  request  that any such mail received for persons not
 residing at the address be dropped back in the mail, a communication, in
 a form approved by the state board of  elections,  to  every  registered
 voter  who  has  been  registered  without a change of address since the
 beginning of such year, except that the board of elections shall not  be
 required  to  send such communications to voters in inactive status. The
 communication shall notify the voter of the days and hours of the  ensu-
 ing  primary  and  general  elections, the place where he appears by his
 registration records to be entitled to vote, the fact  that  voters  who
 have  moved  or  will  have  moved from the address where they were last
 registered must [re-register or,  that  if  such  move  was  to  another
 address  in  the same county or city, that such voter may] either notify
 the board of elections of his new address or vote by paper ballot at the
 polling place for his new address even if such voter has  not  re-regis-
 tered,  or  otherwise  notified  the board of elections of the change of
 address. If the location of the polling place for the  voter's  election
 district  has  been moved, the communication shall contain the following
 legend in bold type: "YOUR POLLING PLACE HAS BEEN CHANGED. YOU NOW  VOTE
 AT..........".   The communication shall also indicate whether the poll-
 ing place is accessible to physically disabled voters, that a voter  who
 will  be  out of the city or county on the day of the primary or general
 election or a voter who is ill or  physically  disabled  may  obtain  an
 absentee ballot, that a physically disabled voter whose polling place is
 not  accessible  may request that his registration record be moved to an
 election district which has a polling place  which  is  accessible,  the
 phone  number  to call for applications to move a registration record or
 for absentee ballot applications, the  phone  number  to  call  for  the
 location of registration and polling places, the phone number to call to
 indicate  that  the  voter  is  willing  to  serve on election day as an
 election inspector, poll clerk, interpreter or in other capacities,  the
 phone  number to call to obtain an application for registration by mail,
 and such other information concerning the elections or  registration  as
 the  board  may  include. In lieu of sending such communication to every
 registered voter, the board of elections may send a single communication
 to a household containing more than one registered voter, provided  that
 the  names  of  all  such  voters  appear as part of the address on such
 communication.
   § 7. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 5-400 of  the  election
 law,  as  amended by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (a) Moved his OR HER residence outside the [city or county in which he
 is registered] STATE.
   § 8. Paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 5-400  of
 the  election  law,  paragraphs  (b)  and (d) as added by section 20 and
 paragraph (c) as added and paragraph (d) as relettered by section 22  of
 chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as follows:
   (b)  A  notice that the registrant has moved to an address outside the
 [city or county] STATE which is signed by the registrant and sent to the
 board of elections.
   (c) A notice signed by the registrant which states  that  such  regis-
 trant  has  moved  to  an address outside the [city or county] STATE and
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   (d) A notice from a board of elections  or  other  voter  registration
 officer  or  agency  that  such  person  has  registered to vote from an
 address outside [such city or county] THE STATE.
   § 9. Subdivision 3 of section 5-210 of the election law, as amended by
 chapter 255 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  Completed  application  forms,  when  received  by  any  board  of
 elections and, with respect to  application  forms  promulgated  by  the
 federal  election  commission,  when  received  by  the  state  board of
 elections, or showing a dated cancellation mark  of  the  United  States
 Postal  Service or contained in an envelope showing such a dated cancel-
 lation mark which is not later than the [twenty-fifth] TENTH day  before
 the  next  ensuing primary, general or special election, and received no
 later than the [twentieth] FIFTH day before such election, or  delivered
 in person to such board of elections not later than the tenth day before
 a  special  election,  shall  entitle  the  applicant  to  vote  in such
 election, if he or she is otherwise qualified, provided,  however,  such
 applicant  shall  not vote on a voting machine until his or her identity
 is verified. Any board of elections receiving an application form from a
 person who does not reside in its jurisdiction but who does reside else-
 where in the state of New York, shall forthwith forward such application
 form to the proper board of elections. Each  board  of  elections  shall
 make  an  entry  on  each  such  form of the date it is received by such
 board.
   § 10. Paragraphs (g) and (k) of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of  the
 election  law,  as  amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, subpara-
 graph (xii) of paragraph (k) as added by chapter  362  of  the  laws  of
 2008, are amended and a new paragraph (n) is added to read as follows:
   (g)  Notice that the applicant must be a citizen of the United States,
 is [or will be at least eighteen years old not later than December thir-
 ty-first of the calendar year in which he or  she  registers]  AT  LEAST
 SIXTEEN  YEARS  OLD WHEN HE OR SHE SUBMITS AN APPLICATION TO REGISTER TO
 VOTE and a resident of the county or city to which application is made.
   (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) The date of birth of the applicant.
   (iv) 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) 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) [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)] A statement informing the applicant that if the form is submit-
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 information or documents must be submitted with the mail-in registration
 form  in  order  to  avoid  additional  identification requirements 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)] (VII) The gender of the applicant (optional).
   [(ix)]  (VIII) 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)] (IX) The telephone number of the applicant (optional).
   [(xi)] (X) 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)]  (XI)  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.
   (XII) THE EMAIL ADDRESS OF THE APPLICANT (OPTIONAL).
   (N) AGREEMENTS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-200 OF THIS TITLE BETWEEN
 SOURCE  AGENCIES  AND  THE  STATE  OR COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS ARE NOT
 REQUIRED TO INCLUDE THE COLLECTION OR TRANSMISSION  OF  THE  INFORMATION
 REQUESTED  IN  PARAGRAPH (J) OR SUBPARAGRAPH (I), (VII), (IX) OR (XI) OF
 PARAGRAPH (K) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AND NO BOARD OF ELECTION SHALL REFUSE
 TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR UPDATE THE REGISTRATION RECORD OF ANY  PERSON  IN
 THE STATE WHOSE INFORMATION IS  TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-200 OF
 THIS  TITLE  FOR  THE  REASON THAT SUCH INFORMATION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
 INFORMATION REQUESTED BY  PARAGRAPH  (J)  OR  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I),  (VII),
 (VIII), (IX) OR (XI) OF PARAGRAPH (K) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  11. Subdivisions 9, 11 and 14 of section 5-210 of the election law,
 subdivision 9 as amended by chapter 44 of the laws of 2016 and  subdivi-
 sions  11  and  14  as  amended  by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, are
 amended to read as follows:
   9. The county board of elections shall, promptly and in any event, not
 later than twenty-one days after receipt by it of the application, veri-
 fy the identity of the applicant, EXCEPT  IF  SUCH  BOARD  RECEIVES  THE
 APPLICATION  WITHIN  TWENTY-ONE  DAYS  OF  A SPECIAL, PRIMARY OR GENERAL
 ELECTION, THE BOARD SHALL VERIFY THE IDENTITY OF  THE  APPLICANT  WITHIN
 FIVE  DAYS  OR BEFORE SUCH ELECTION, WHICHEVER SHALL BE SOONER. In order
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 provided in the application and shall attempt to verify such information
 with  the  information  provided  by  the  department of motor vehicles,
 social security administration and any other lawful  available  informa-
 tion  source.  If  the county board of elections is unable to verify the
 identity of the applicant within twenty-one days of the receipt  of  the
 application,  it shall immediately take steps to confirm that the infor-
 mation provided by the applicant was accurately utilized by such  county
 board  of  elections,  was  accurately  verified  with other information
 sources and that no data entry error, or other similar  type  of  error,
 occurred.  Following completion of the preceding steps, the county board
 of elections shall mail (a) a notice of its approval, (b)  a  notice  of
 its  approval  which  includes an indication that such board has not yet
 been able to verify the identity of the applicant and a request for more
 information so that such verification may be completed, or (c) a  notice
 of  its rejection of the application to the applicant in a form approved
 by the state  board  of  elections.  Notices  of  approval,  notices  of
 approval  with  requests  for  more  information or notices of rejection
 shall be sent by nonforwardable first class or return postage guaranteed
 mail on which is endorsed such language designated by the state board of
 elections to ensure postal authorities do  not  forward  such  mail  but
 return it to the board of elections with forwarding information, when it
 cannot  be  delivered as addressed and which contains a request that any
 such mail received for persons not residing at the  address  be  dropped
 back  in  the  mail.  The  voter's  registration and enrollment shall be
 complete upon receipt of the application by the appropriate county board
 of elections. The failure of a county board of elections  to  verify  an
 applicant's  identity  shall  not  be  the  basis for the rejection of a
 voter's application, provided, however, that such  verification  failure
 shall  be  the basis for requiring county board of elections to take the
 additional verification steps provided by this chapter. The notice shall
 also advise the registrant of the date when his registration and enroll-
 ment is effective, of the date and the hours of the next regularly sche-
 duled primary or general election in which he will be eligible to  vote,
 of  the  location of the polling place of the election district in which
 he is or will be a qualified voter, whether such polling place is acces-
 sible to physically handicapped voters, an  indication  that  physically
 handicapped  voters  or  voters who are ill or voters who will be out of
 the city or county on the day of the primary or  general  election,  may
 obtain  an  absentee  ballot  and  the phone number to call for absentee
 ballot applications, the phone numbers to call for location  of  polling
 places,  to  obtain  registration  forms and the phone number to call to
 indicate that the voter is willing  to  serve  on  election  day  as  an
 inspector,  poll clerk or interpreter. The notice of approval, notice of
 approval with request for more information or notice of rejection  shall
 also  advise  the applicant to notify the board of elections if there is
 any inaccuracy. The form of such mail notification shall  be  prescribed
 by the state board of elections and shall contain such other information
 and  instructions as it may reasonably require to carry out the purposes
 of this section. The request for more information shall inform the voter
 that "THE FAILURE TO CONTACT THE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  AND  CORRECT  ANY
 INACCURACIES IN THE APPLICATION OR PROVIDE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMA-
 TION MAY RESULT IN A REQUEST FOR IDENTIFICATION AT THE POLLS IN ORDER TO
 CAST A VOTE ON A VOTING MACHINE." If such notice is returned undelivered
 without  a  new address, the board shall forthwith send such applicant a
 confirmation notice pursuant to the provisions of section 5-712 of  this
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 elections shall prepare uniform notices by this section as provided  for
 in subdivision eight of section 3-102 of this chapter.
   11. If the county board of elections suspects or believes that for any
 reason  the applicant is not entitled to registration and enrollment, it
 shall make inquiry in reference thereto. If the board of elections shall
 find that the applicant is not qualified to  register  and  enroll,  the
 application  shall  be  rejected  and  the  applicant  notified  of such
 rejection and the reason therefor, no later than ten days before the day
 of the first primary or general election  occurring  at  least  [twenty-
 five]  TEN  days after the filing of the application, EXCEPT THAT IF THE
 APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BETWEEN TWENTY-FIVE AND TEN  DAYS  BEFORE  THE
 DAY  OF  THE  FIRST PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION, SUCH BOARD SHALL NOTIFY
 THE APPLICANT AT LEAST FIVE DAYS BEFORE SUCH ELECTION.
   14. Notwithstanding the entry by the county board of elections on  the
 registration  poll record of the information contained on an application
 form prescribed by this section, such entry shall not preclude the coun-
 ty board of elections from subsequently rejecting the application if  it
 is  not  satisfied that the applicant is entitled to register and enroll
 as provided by this section, provided that the applicant is notified  of
 such  rejection  and  reasons therefor no later than ten days before the
 day of the first primary or general election occurring at  least  [twen-
 ty-five] TEN days after the filing of such application form, EXCEPT THAT
 IF THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BETWEEN TWENTY-FIVE AND TEN DAYS BEFORE
 THE DAY OF THE FIRST PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION, SUCH BOARD SHALL NOTI-
 FY THE APPLICANT AT LEAST FIVE DAYS BEFORE SUCH ELECTION.
   §  12.  The  opening  paragraph  and subdivisions 11 and 12 of section
 5-211 of the election law, the opening paragraph as amended  by  chapter
 265 of the laws of 2013, subdivision 11 as amended by chapter 200 of the
 laws  of  1996 and subdivision 12 as added by chapter 659 of the laws of
 1994, are amended to read as follows:
   Each agency designated as a participating agency under the  provisions
 of this section shall implement and administer a program of distribution
 of  voter registration forms pursuant to the provisions of this section.
 The following offices which provide  public  assistance  and/or  provide
 state funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons
 with  disabilities are hereby designated as voter registration agencies:
 designated as the state agencies which provide public assistance are the
 office of children and family services,  the  office  of  temporary  and
 disability  assistance  and the department of health. Also designated as
 public assistance agencies are all agencies  of  local  government  that
 provide  such  assistance.  Designated  as  state  agencies that provide
 programs primarily engaged in providing services to people with disabil-
 ities are the department of labor, office for  the  aging,  division  of
 veterans'  affairs,  office  of  mental health, office of vocational and
 educational services for individuals with  disabilities,  commission  on
 quality of care for the mentally disabled, office [of mental retardation
 and]  FOR  PEOPLE  WITH  developmental  disabilities, commission for the
 blind, office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, the office  of
 the  advocate for the disabled and all offices which administer programs
 established or funded by  such  agencies.  Additional  [state]  agencies
 designated  as  voter  registration  offices are the department of state
 [and], the division of workers' compensation, THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF
 NEW  YORK,  THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, ALL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORI-
 TIES LISTED IN ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW,  THE  DEPART-
 MENT  OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND THE NEW YORK DIVISION
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 voter  registration  forms  to AND PROVIDE FOR AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRA-
 TION, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-200 OF THIS TITLE, FOR persons upon  initial
 application  for  services,  renewal or recertification for services and
 change of address relating to such services. Such agencies shall also be
 responsible  for  providing assistance to applicants in completing voter
 registration forms, receiving and transmitting the completed application
 form from all applicants who wish to have such form transmitted  to  the
 appropriate  board  of  elections.  The  state board of elections shall,
 together with representatives of the department of defense, develop  and
 implement  procedures  for  including  recruitment  offices of the armed
 forces of the United States as  voter  registration  offices  when  such
 offices  are  so  designated  by federal law. The state board shall also
 make request of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
 to include applications for registration  by  mail  with  any  materials
 which  are given to new citizens. [All institutions of the state univer-
 sity of New York and the city university of  New  York,  shall,  at  the
 beginning  of  the  school year, and again in January of a year in which
 the president of the United States is to be elected, provide an applica-
 tion for registration to each student in  each  such  institution.]  The
 state  board of elections may, by regulation, grant a waiver from any or
 all of the requirements of this section to any office or program  of  an
 agency,  if  it  determines  that  it is not feasible for such office or
 program to administer such requirement.
   11. The participating agency shall transmit  [the  completed  applica-
 tions  for  registration  and  change  of address forms] ALL INFORMATION
 COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-200 OF THIS  TITLE  to  the  appropriate
 board of elections not later than ten days after receipt except that all
 such completed applications and forms received by the agency between the
 thirtieth  and  twenty-fifth day before an election shall be transmitted
 in such manner and at such time as to assure their receipt by such board
 of elections not later than the twentieth day before such election.
   12. [Completed  application  forms,  when  received]  ALL  INFORMATION
 COLLECTED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  5-200 OF THIS TITLE by a participating
 agency not later than the  twenty-fifth  day  before  the  next  ensuing
 primary,  general  or special election and transmitted by such agency to
 the appropriate board of elections so that they  are  received  by  such
 board  not later than the twentieth day before such election shall enti-
 tle the applicant to vote in such election provided the board determines
 that the applicant is otherwise qualified.
   § 13. Subdivisions 11 and 12 of section 5-211 of the election law,  as
 amended by section twelve of this act, are amended to read as follows:
   11.  The participating agency shall transmit all information collected
 pursuant to section 5-200 of this title  to  the  appropriate  board  of
 elections  not  later  than  ten days after receipt except that all such
 completed applications and forms received  by  the  agency  between  the
 [thirtieth]  FIFTEENTH  and  [twenty-fifth] TENTH day before an election
 shall be transmitted in such manner and at such time as to assure  their
 receipt  by such board of elections not later than the [twentieth] FIFTH
 day before such election.
   12. All information collected pursuant to section 5-200 of this  title
 by  a  participating  agency not later than the [twenty-fifth] TENTH day
 before the next ensuing primary, general or special election and  trans-
 mitted by such agency to the appropriate board of elections so that they
 are  received  by  such  board  not later than the [twentieth] FIFTH day
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 election  provided  the board determines that the applicant is otherwise
 qualified.
   §  14. Subdivision 14 of section 5-211 of the election law, as amended
 by chapter 200 of the laws of 1996, is amended and two new  subdivisions
 18 and 19 are added to read as follows:
   14.  Applications  shall be processed by the board of elections in the
 manner prescribed by [section] SECTIONS 5-200 AND 5-210  of  this  title
 or,  if the applicant is already registered to vote from another address
 in the county or city, in the manner prescribed by section 5-208 of this
 title.   The board shall send the  appropriate  notice  of  approval  or
 rejection  as  required by either subdivision nine of such section 5-210
 or subdivision five of such section 5-208.
   18. ALL COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCATED  IN
 THIS STATE SHALL MAKE VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILABLE TO ANY STUDENTS
 ELIGIBLE  TO  REGISTER  OR  PRE-REGISTER  TO VOTE UNDER PARAGRAPH (G) OF
 SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 5-210 OF THIS TITLE IN THE SAME  MANNER  AND
 SUBJECT  TO  THE  SAME PROVISIONS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS AS ALL OTHER
 DESIGNATED AGENCIES UNDER THIS SECTION; EXCEPT THAT A COLLEGE, UNIVERSI-
 TY OR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT  IS  NOT  OTHERWISE  DESIGNATED  AS  A
 SOURCE  AGENCY  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  5-200  OF THIS TITLE SHALL NOT BE
 REQUIRED TO COLLECT OR MAINTAIN FORMS CONTAINING A PERSON'S  DECLINATION
 TO  REGISTER  TO VOTE AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION, OR
 TO CONDUCT A STUDY AND REPORT THEREON AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION  SEVEN-
 TEEN OF THIS SECTION.
   19.  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OR, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE NEW
 YORK CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, SHALL PROVIDE TO PUBLIC COLLEGES,  UNIVER-
 SITIES, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF CODED VOTER REGIS-
 TRATION  APPLICATIONS THAT IDENTIFY EACH SUCH APPLICATION AS ORIGINATING
 FROM EITHER A PUBLIC COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, OR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE  STATE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE DELIVERY OF SUCH CODED APPLICA-
 TIONS BY THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST OF EACH YEAR TO EACH COLLEGE, UNIVERSI-
 TY, OR SCHOOL DISTRICT COVERED BY THIS CHAPTER, EXCEPT THAT THE NEW YORK
 CITY  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL PROVIDE AND DELIVER SUCH FORMS TO EACH
 PARTICIPATING PUBLIC UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, OR SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED  IN
 THE  CITY OF NEW YORK. EVERY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SCANNING VOTER REGISTRA-
 TION FORMS SHALL CAPTURE ANY DESIGNATED AGENCY CODES THEREON AND  REPORT
 THEM ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHICH SHALL MAKE
 SUCH DETAILED INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
   §  15.  Subdivisions  6  and  7  of section 5-212 of the election law,
 subdivision 6 as amended by chapter 200 of the laws of 1996 and subdivi-
 sion 7 as added by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, are amended to  read
 as follows:
   6.  The  department  of motor vehicles shall transmit [that portion of
 the form which constitutes the completed application for registration or
 change of address form] ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 5-200 OF THIS TITLE to the appropriate board of elections not later than
 ten  days  after receipt except that all such completed applications and
 forms received by the department between the thirtieth and  twenty-fifth
 day  before  an election shall be transmitted in such manner and at such
 time as to assure their receipt by such board  of  elections  not  later
 than  the  twentieth  day before such election.   All transmittals shall
 include original signatures OR AN ELECTRONIC IMAGE THEREOF  AS  REQUIRED
 BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION 5-200 OF THIS TITLE.
   7.  [Completed  application  forms received] ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-200 OF THIS TITLE by the department of motor vehi-
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 ry,  general  or  special election and transmitted by such department to
 the appropriate board of elections so that they are received  not  later
 than  the twentieth day before such election shall entitle the applicant
 to  vote  in such election provided the board determines that the appli-
 cant is otherwise qualified.
   § 16. Subdivisions 6 and 7 of section 5-212 of the  election  law,  as
 amended by section fifteen of this act, are amended to read as follows:
   6.  The  department  of  motor vehicles shall transmit all information
 collected pursuant to section 5-200 of this  title  to  the  appropriate
 board of elections not later than ten days after receipt except that all
 such completed applications and forms received by the department between
 the  [thirtieth]  FIFTEENTH  and  [twenty-fifth]  TENTH  day  before  an
 election shall be transmitted in such manner and  at  such  time  as  to
 assure  their  receipt  by  such  board  of elections not later than the
 [twentieth] FIFTH day before such  election.    All  transmittals  shall
 include  original  signatures or an electronic image thereof as required
 by subdivision four of section 5-200 of this title.
   7. All information collected pursuant to section 5-200 of  this  title
 by  the  department  of motor vehicles not later than the [twenty-fifth]
 TENTH day before the next ensuing primary, general or  special  election
 and transmitted by such department to the appropriate board of elections
 so  that  they  are  received  not  later than the [twentieth] FIFTH day
 before such election  shall  entitle  the  applicant  to  vote  in  such
 election  provided  the board determines that the applicant is otherwise
 qualified.
   § 17. Subdivision 3 of section 5-213 of the election law,  as  amended
 by chapter 200 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  The  board of elections shall restore the registration of any such
 voter to active status if such voter notifies  the  board  of  elections
 that he resides at the address from which he is registered, or the board
 finds  that  such  voter  has validly signed a designating or nominating
 petition which states that he resides at such address, or if such  voter
 casts  a ballot in an affidavit envelope which states that he resides at
 such address, or if the board receives notice that such voter has  voted
 in  an  election  conducted with registration lists prepared pursuant to
 the provisions of section 5-612 of this article.  If any such  notifica-
 tion  or  information  is  received  [twenty]  TEN days or more before a
 primary, special or general election, the voter's name must be  restored
 to active status for such election.
   §  18.  Subdivision 3 of section 5-304 of the election law, as amended
 by chapter 90 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   3. A change of enrollment received by the board of elections,  SHOWING
 A  DATED  CANCELLATION  MARK  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  POSTAL SERVICE OR
 CONTAINED IN AN ENVELOPE SHOWING SUCH CANCELLATION MARK WHICH IS  DATED,
 not  later  than the twenty-fifth day before the [general election shall
 be deposited in a sealed enrollment box, which shall not be opened until
 the first Tuesday  following  such  general  election.  Such  change  of
 enrollment  shall  be then removed and entered as provided in this arti-
 cle] NEXT ENSUING PRIMARY, GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION, AND RECEIVED  NO
 LATER  THAN THE FIFTH DAY BEFORE SUCH ELECTION OR DELIVERED IN PERSON TO
 SUCH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS NOT LATER THAN THE  TENTH  DAY  BEFORE  A
 PRIMARY,  GENERAL  OR  SPECIAL  ELECTION,  SHALL  BE  EFFECTIVE FOR SUCH
 ELECTION. ENROLLMENT CHANGES SHALL BE ENTERED AS PROVIDED IN THIS  ARTI-
 CLE  AND  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  TO  TAKE EFFECT ON THE TENTH DAY AFTER SUCH
 CHANGE OF ENROLLMENT IS RECEIVED BY THE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS  OR  IF  THE
 CHANGE  OF  ENROLLMENT,  OR  THE  ENVELOPE  CONTAINING IT, BEARS A DATED

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 CANCELLATION MARK OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, SUCH CHANGE SHALL
 BE ENTERED AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO TAKE EFFECT ON THE TENTH DAY AFTER THE
 DATE OF SUCH MARK, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER; EXCEPT THAT NO CHANGE WILL TAKE
 EFFECT  SOONER  THAN  THE  FIFTH DAY AFTER THE RECEIPT OF SUCH CHANGE OF
 ENROLLMENT BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
   § 19. The opening paragraph of  paragraph  (e)  of  subdivision  3  of
 section 8-302 of the election law, as amended by chapter 125 of the laws
 of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   Whenever  a  voter  presents  himself  or herself and offers to cast a
 ballot, and he or she claims to live in the election district  in  which
 he or she seeks to vote but no registration poll record can be found for
 him  or her in the poll ledger or his or her name does not appear on the
 computer generated registration list or his or her  signature  does  not
 appear  next  to his or her name on such computer generated registration
 list or his or her registration poll record or  the  computer  generated
 registration  list  does not show him or her to be enrolled in the party
 in which he or she claims to be enrolled AND THE VOTER IS NOT  OTHERWISE
 ELIGIBLE  TO CAST AN AFFIDAVIT BALLOT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE-D OF
 THIS SECTION, a poll clerk or election inspector shall  consult  a  map,
 street  finder  or  other  description  of all of the polling places and
 election districts  within  the  political  subdivision  in  which  said
 election  district  is  located  and  if necessary, contact the board of
 elections to obtain the relevant information and advise the voter of the
 correct polling place and election district for  the  residence  address
 provided  by  the voter to such poll clerk or election inspector. There-
 after, such voter shall be permitted to vote in said  election  district
 only as hereinafter provided:
   §  20.  Section  8-302  of the election law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 3-d to read as follows:
   3-D. A PERSON APPEARING ON ELECTION DAY WHOSE NAME CANNOT BE FOUND  OR
 WHOSE  INFORMATION  IS  INCOMPLETE  OR  INCORRECT ON THE STATEWIDE VOTER
 REGISTRATION LIST AND WHO AFFIRMS THAT THAT HE OR SHE INTERACTED WITH  A
 SOURCE AGENCY LISTED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 5-200 OF THIS CHAP-
 TER  AND  CONSENTED  TO VOTER REGISTRATION SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CAST AN
 AFFIDAVIT BALLOT. SUCH AFFIDAVIT BALLOT SHALL BE COUNTED IF AT THE POLL-
 ING PLACE, THE PERSON PRESENTS PROOF OF IDENTITY AND EVIDENCE OF  REGIS-
 TERING TO VOTE OR PERFORMING ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION  TWO  OF SECTION 5-200 OF THIS CHAPTER, AND THERE IS NO AFFIRMATIVE
 PROOF THAT THE PERSON IS INELIGIBLE TO REGISTER  TO  VOTE  OR  THAT  THE
 PERSON  DID  NOT  REGISTER OR PERFORM ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES SPECIFIED IN
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 5-200 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (A) A PERSON MAY SWEAR TO AND SUBSCRIBE TO AN AFFIDAVIT  STATING  THAT
 THE  PERSON HAS REGISTERED TO VOTE OR PERFORMED ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES IN
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 5-200 OF THIS CHAPTER AND  CONSENTED  TO  USE
 AGENCY  INFORMATION  FOR  VOTER  REGISTRATION.  THAT  AFFIDAVIT SHALL BE
 SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF REGISTERING TO VOTE  OR  PERFORMING  ANY  OF  THE
 ACTIVITIES SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 5-200 OF THIS CHAPTER
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   (B)  A  PERSON WITHOUT IDENTIFICATION MAY SWEAR TO AND SUBSCRIBE TO AN
 AFFIDAVIT STATING THAT THE PERSON DID NOT PRESENT DOCUMENTARY  PROOF  OF
 IDENTITY,  BUT  THAT ALL OF THE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON THE AFFIDAVIT
 BALLOT ENVELOPE IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. THAT AFFIDAVIT SHALL BE SUFFI-
 CIENT EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.  NOTHING IN
 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO OVERRIDE THE PROVISIONS OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION TWO-A OF THIS SECTION GOVERNING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PERSON WHOSE
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 INDICATING THAT THE VOTER'S IDENTITY WAS NOT YET VERIFIED AS REQUIRED BY
 THE FEDERAL HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT.
   § 21. Subdivision 11 of section 5-614 of the election law, as added by
 chapter 24 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   11.  The  state  board  of elections shall establish a statewide voter
 [hotline using information available through the statewide voter  regis-
 tration  list  for  voters  to  obtain information regarding their voter
 registration] REGISTRATION INFORMATION SYSTEM AVAILABLE THROUGH A SECURE
 PUBLIC WEBSITE ACCESSIBLE  FROM  THE  WEBSITE  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  AND  THROUGH  A  TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER MAINTAINED BY THE
 STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE INFORMATION SYSTEM SHALL:
   A. ALLOW ANY VOTER:
   (I) TO REVIEW THE VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION  REPRESENTED  ON  THE
 STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST FOR THAT VOTER;
   (II) TO SUBMIT A CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST TO CORRECT OR UPDATE THE VOTER'S
 VOTER  REGISTRATION  INFORMATION,  WHICH SHALL BE SENT TO THE APPLICABLE
 COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS; AND
   (III) TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF THE  POLLING  PLACE  TO  WHICH  THE
 VOTER IS ASSIGNED;
   B. PROVIDE AN INTERFACE THAT ALLOWS ANY PERSON:
   (I) TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF THE POLLING PLACE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY
 RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS WITHIN THE STATE; AND
   (II)  TO  DETERMINE  WHETHER HE OR SHE IS REPRESENTED ON THE STATEWIDE
 VOTER REGISTRATION LIST; AND
   C. PROVIDE A SECURE WEBSITE INTERFACE THAT ALLOWS ANY ELIGIBLE CITIZEN
 WHO IS NOT REPRESENTED ON THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST TO  VIEW
 THE NOTICES CONTAINED ON AN APPLICATION FORM UNDER SECTION 5-210 OF THIS
 ARTICLE  AND  TO  CONFIDENTIALLY SUBMIT, THROUGH THE INTERFACE, THE DATA
 COLLECTED ON SUCH APPLICATION FORM TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. UPON
 RECEIPT OF SUCH DATA, THE STATE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  FORWARD  THE
 INFORMATION  TO THE LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE COUNTY OR CITY WHERE
 THE CITIZEN RESIDES. SUCH DATA SHALL BE PROCESSED AS AN APPLICATION FORM
 SUBMITTED BY MAIL PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-210 OF THIS ARTICLE, SUBJECT  TO
 THE  REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 303(B) OF THE HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002
 (42 U.S.C. § 15483(B)), EXCEPT THAT THE ABSENCE OF A  WRITTEN  SIGNATURE
 SHALL  NOT  RENDER  THE APPLICATION INCOMPLETE OR OTHERWISE PRECLUDE THE
 REGISTRATION OF AN ELIGIBLE CITIZEN.
   FOR ANY ELIGIBLE CITIZEN ATTEMPTING  TO  USE  THE  SYSTEM  ESTABLISHED
 UNDER  THIS SUBDIVISION TO SUBMIT INFORMATION THAT WILL NOT BE PROCESSED
 AS VALID FOR THE PROXIMATE ELECTION, THE SYSTEM MUST NOTIFY THE  CITIZEN
 AT  THE  TIME OF THE SUBMISSION THAT THE UPDATE WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT FOR
 THE PROXIMATE ELECTION. IF THE CITIZEN IS ATTEMPTING TO USE  THE  SYSTEM
 ESTABLISHED  UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION TO CORRECT OR UPDATE VOTER REGISTRA-
 TION INFORMATION UNDER THIS SECTION, THE SYSTEM  MUST  ALSO  NOTIFY  THE
 CITIZEN  THAT  HE  OR SHE MAY USE THE ELECTION-DAY PROCEDURE PROVIDED IN
 SUBDIVISION THREE-D OF SECTION 8-302 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL DEVELOP PROCEDURES TO ENABLE AN  ELIGIBLE
 CITIZEN  WHO  SUBMITS  AN  APPLICATION  PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AND
 WHOSE APPLICATION LACKS AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE TO PROVIDE  A  SIGNATURE
 AT  THE  POLLING  PLACE  OR  WITH  AN APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT
 BEFORE VOTING. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY REQUIRE AN ELECTOR WHO HAS NOT
 PROVIDED A SIGNATURE BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE POLLING PLACE OR  SUBMITTING
 AN  ABSENTEE  BALLOT TO PRESENT A CURRENT AND VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION
 OR A COPY OF A CURRENT UTILITY BILL, BANK STATEMENT,  GOVERNMENT  CHECK,
 PAYCHECK,  OR  OTHER GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT THAT SHOWS THE NAME AND ADDRESS
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   § 22. Subdivision 3 of section 8-510 of the election law,  as  amended
 by chapter 43 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  The  inspectors  shall place such completed report, and each court
 order, if any, directing that a person be permitted to  vote,  AND  EACH
 AFFIDAVIT  COMPLETED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE-D OF SECTION 8-302 OF
 THIS ARTICLE, inside a ledger of registration records or computer gener-
 ated registration lists between the front cover, and the first registra-
 tion record and then shall close and seal each  ledger  of  registration
 records  or computer generated registration lists, affix their signature
 to the seal, lock such ledger in the carrying case  furnished  for  that
 purpose  and  enclose  the keys in a sealed package or seal such list in
 the envelope provided for that purpose.
   § 23. The election law is amended by adding a new  section  17-138  to
 read as follows:
   §  17-138. DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT. NO PERSON ACTING UNDER COLOR
 OF ANY PROVISION OF LAW MAY HARASS OR  DISCRIMINATE  AGAINST  OR  ASSIST
 OTHERS IN HARASSING OR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ANY PERSON ON THE BASIS OF
 THE  INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE PERSON FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PURPOSES,
 A PERSON'S DECLINATION TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR TO SUPPLY INFORMATION  FOR
 VOTER  REGISTRATION  PURPOSES,  OR A PERSON'S ABSENCE FROM THE STATEWIDE
 VOTER REGISTRATION LIST EXCEPT AS REQUIRED TO  ADMINISTER  ELECTIONS  OR
 ENFORCE ELECTION LAWS.
   §  24.  Subdivision 1 of section 3-220 of the election law, as amended
 by chapter 104 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   1. All registration  records,  certificates,  lists,  and  inventories
 referred to in, or required by, this chapter shall be public records and
 open  to  public inspection under the immediate supervision of the board
 of elections or its employees and subject to such reasonable regulations
 as such board may impose, provided, however, that  NO  DATA  TRANSMITTED
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION 5-200 OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE CONSIDERED A PUBLIC
 RECORD OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION SOLELY BY REASON  OF  ITS  TRANSMISSION
 AND  THAT  THE  FOLLOWING  INFORMATION  SHALL NOT BE RELEASED FOR PUBLIC
 INSPECTION:
   (A) ANY VOTER'S SIGNATURE;
   (B) THE PERSONAL RESIDENCE AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF  ANY  VOTER  FOR
 WHOM ANY PROVISION OF LAW REQUIRES CONFIDENTIALITY;
   (C)  ANY  PORTION OF a voter's driver's license number, [department of
 motor vehicle] non-driver [photo ID] IDENTIFICATION CARD number,  social
 security  number  and facsimile number [shall not be released for public
 inspection];
   (D) ANY VOTER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER; AND
   (E) ANY VOTER'S EMAIL ADDRESS.  No such records shall  be  handled  at
 any  time  by  any person other than a member of a registration board or
 board of inspectors  of  elections  or  board  of  elections  except  as
 provided by rules imposed by the board of elections.
   § 25. Subdivision 4 of section 3-212 of the election law is amended by
 adding two new paragraphs (c) and (d) to read as follows:
   (C)  SAID ANNUAL REPORT, AS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, SHALL ALSO INCLUDE:
   (1) THE NUMBER OF RECORDS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, TRANSMITTED, TRANS-
 FERRED, UPDATED, OR CORRECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-200 OF THIS CHAPTER,
 BY SOURCE;
   (2) THE NUMBER OF RECORDS RECEIVED UNDER SECTION 5-200 OF  THIS  CHAP-
 TER,  BY SOURCE, THAT DO NOT RELATE TO PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS ELIGIBLE TO
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   (3) THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO HAVE CONTACTED THE BOARD TO OPT  OUT  OF
 VOTER REGISTRATION;
   (4)  THE  NUMBER  OF VOTERS WHO SUBMIT VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AND/OR
 REQUESTS TO UPDATE OR CORRECT VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION  USING  THE
 SYSTEM DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5-614 OF THIS CHAPTER; AND
   (5)  THE  NUMBER  OF VOTERS WHO CORRECT VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION
 USING THE ELECTION-DAY PROCEDURE DESCRIBED  IN  SECTION  8-302  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER.
   (D)  SAID ANNUAL REPORT, AS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, SHALL EXCLUDE  ANY  INFORMATION  THAT  PERSONALLY  IDENTIFIES  ANY
 PERSON OTHER THAN AN ELECTION OFFICIAL OR OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL.
   §  26.  Section  17-104  of  the  election  law  is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 17-104. False registration. 1. Any person who:
   [1.] (A) Registers or attempts to register as an elector in more  than
 one  election  district  for the same election, or more than once in the
 same election district; or,
   [2.] (B) Registers or attempts to register as an elector, knowing that
 he will not be a qualified voter in the district  at  the  election  for
 which such registration is made; or
   [3.]  (C)  Registers  or  attempts to register as an elector under any
 name but his OR HER own; or
   [4.] (D)  Knowingly  gives  a  false  residence  within  the  election
 district when registering as an elector; or
   [5.]  (E)  Knowingly permits, aids, assists, abets, procures, commands
 or advises another to commit any such act, is guilty of a felony.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  NO  PERSON
 SHALL  BE  LIABLE  FOR AN ERROR IN THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST
 UNLESS SUCH PERSON KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY MAKES A  FALSE  STATEMENT  IN
 ORDER  TO  EFFECTUATE  OR PERPETUATE VOTER REGISTRATION. AN ERROR IN THE
 STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A  FRAUDULENT  OR
 FALSE CLAIM TO CITIZENSHIP.
   §  27.  Subdivision 17 of section 3-102 of the election law, as renum-
 bered by chapter 23 of the laws of 2005, is  renumbered  subdivision  21
 and  four  new  subdivisions  17,  18,  19  and  20 are added to read as
 follows:
   17. ENSURE THAT, UPON RECEIPT AND VERIFICATION OF A  PERSON'S  EXPRESS
 REQUEST  TO  OPT OUT OF VOTER REGISTRATION, THE PERSON'S NAME AND REGIS-
 TRATION RECORD WILL NOT BE ADDED TO THE COUNTY OR STATEWIDE VOTER REGIS-
 TRATION LISTS;
   18. ENSURE THAT ELECTION OFFICIALS SHALL NOT PROVIDE THE RECORD OF ANY
 PERSON WHO HAS OPTED OUT OF VOTER REGISTRATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,  TO
 ANY  THIRD  PARTY  FOR  ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE COMPILATION OF A JURY
 LIST;
   19. PUBLISH AND ENFORCE A PRIVACY AND SECURITY POLICY SPECIFYING  EACH
 CLASS  OF  USERS WHO SHALL HAVE AUTHORIZED ACCESS TO THE STATEWIDE VOTER
 REGISTRATION LIST, PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO THE STATEWIDE VOTER
 REGISTRATION LIST AND TO ANY LIST PROVIDED BY A SOURCE  AGENCY  OR  LIST
 MAINTENANCE  SOURCE,  AND  SETTING FORTH OTHER SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE
 PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF THE INFORMATION ON THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRA-
 TION LIST;
   20. PROMULGATE RULES REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION OF VOTERS OF  TRANSFER
 OF ADDRESS BY ELECTRONIC MAIL; AND
   §  28. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 sections two, three, four, six, seven,  eight,  ten,  twelve,  fourteen,
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 this act shall take  effect  January  1,  2018;  provided  further  that
 sections  five, nine, eleven, thirteen, sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen
 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2019.   Effective  immediately,
 any  rules,  regulations  and  agreements  necessary  to  implement  the
 provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed
 to be completed on or before such date.