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Senate Bill S4790
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 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) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2017-S4790 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §5-210, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S5059
2011-2012: S1769
2013-2014: S1549
2015-2016: S2416
2017-S4790 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote may register on any day, including a day of election, that the board of elections is open for business; requires establishment of a procedure to enable such registrants to cast their votes at the appropriate polling places.
2017-S4790 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4790 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to allowing for polling place voter registration for any qualified person who is not registered to vote PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To provide qualified persons the opportunity to register on the day of an election. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 5-210 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a. JUSTIFICATION : This legislation sets guidelines for Election Day voter registration. Currently, 12 states and DC have Election Day registration, and there is evidence to suggest it leads to increased turnout. Four of the top five states for voter turnout in the 2012 presidential election offered Election Day Registration. Average voter turnout in 2012 was over 10 percentage points higher in states with Election Day registration than in other states. New York consistently ranks among the states with the lowest voter turnout in the country. It is
2017-S4790 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4790 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 1, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 allowing for polling place voter registration for any qualified person who is not regis- tered to vote 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 a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 1-A. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, ANY QUALIFIED PERSON WHO IS NOT REGISTERED IN THIS STATE MAY APPLY PERSONALLY FOR REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT BY APPEARING AT THE APPROPRIATE POLLING PLACE FOR THE ELECTION DISTRICT IN WHICH HE OR SHE RESIDES ON ANY DAY OF ELECTION, PRIMARY, GENERAL, OR SPECIAL, DURING THE HOURS THAT SUCH POLLING PLACE IS OPEN FOR VOTING. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, A PERSON MUST PROVIDE ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION CONTAINING PROOF OF RESI- DENCE, AS DETERMINED BY STATE LAW IMPLEMENTING THE HELP AMERICANS VOTE ACT OF 2002 (PUBLIC LAW 107-252). ANY PERSON WHO SO REGISTERS TO VOTE SHALL EXECUTE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUMENT IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FOLLOWING FORM: "I, (NAME), DO HEREBY CERTIFY, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I AM A QUALIFIED VOTER, HAVING RESIDED AT (PLACE OF RESIDENCE) FOR AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THIS ELECTION, THAT I AM NOT DISQUALIFIED ON ANY LEGAL GROUNDS FROM VOTING, AND THAT I HAVE NOT ALREADY VOTED AT THIS ELECTION." (B) IF A REGISTRANT IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF RESIDENCE AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH REGISTRANT MAY BE ALLOWED TO REGISTER FOR AND VOTE IN ANY ELECTION BY AFFIDAVIT BALLOT. SUCH AFFIDAVIT BALLOT SHALL NOT BE COUNTED UNTIL ELECTION OFFICIALS CAN DETERMINE SUCH REGISTRANT'S RESIDENCE AND ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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