NY State Senate Bill 2017-S5115A

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Jan 29, 2018	print number 5115a
Jan 29, 2018	amend (t) and recommit to elections
Jan 03, 2018	referred to elections
Mar 08, 2017	referred to elections

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2017-S5115 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5382
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 5 Title 8 §§5-800 - 5-804, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A10370
2019-2020: S3194, A6727

2017-S5115 - Summary

Enacts the "Voter Enfranchisement Modernization Act of 2018"; relates to establishing the electronic personal voter registration process; provides for online voter registration.

2017-S5115 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5115

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the Voter
Enfranchisement Modernization Act of 2017; in relation to establishing
the electronic personal voter registration process

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To facilitate voter registration through an on-line application
process.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill identifies the act as the 'Voter Enfranchisement
Modernization Act of 2017 (VEMA)."

Section 2 is the declaration of legislative intent.

Section 3 adds a new title 8 to article 5 of the election law as
follows:

Section 5-800 provides for the establishment of an electronic voter
registration system through which voters may register to vote online.

Section 5-802 provides for an online voter registration application
that includes all of the voter registration information required by
section 5-210 of the election law, including a signature or the option
of an electronic signature if necessary.

Section 5-804 provides that the failure to provide an exemplar
signature shall not prevent registration and the voter shall be
provided a form to submit such signature or the voter's identity may
be verified upon appearing to vote pursuant to section 8-302 of the
election law.

Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The right to vote is a fundamental right. Modern technologies now
allow the ability to conduct many transactions online, including state
and local government applications. It is time that New York's
antiquated, predominantly paper-based voter registration application
process is modernized. With a streamlined online registration process,
voters will be able to register to vote in a more convenient and
streamlined fashion, making registration and voting more accessible.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: A10370 - REFERRED TO RULES.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :

Costs to implement an electronic database and transmittal system:
Costs may be reduced through the use of less paper, increased
efficiency and a simplified process.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
On the earlier of: two years after it shall become law, or five days
after certification by the state board of elections that the
information technology necessary to implement this act is functional.

2017-S5115 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5115
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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  Voter
   Enfranchisement Modernization Act of 2017; in relation to establishing
   the electronic personal voter registration process

   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 as and may be cited as
 the "Voter Enfranchisement Modernization Act of 2017 (VEMA)".
   § 2. Declaration of Legislative Intent. The right to vote is a  funda-
 mental  right, the well-spring of all others, secured by the federal and
 state constitutions. On-line forms of communication and conducting tran-
 sactions did not exist at the time New York's paper-based  voter  regis-
 tration  system  was enacted. In the last twenty years, many paper-based
 processes have migrated  to  on-line  processes,  including  filing  tax
 returns,  applying  for social security benefits, routine banking trans-
 actions, official communications and purchase transactions of all types.
 This on-line migration has improved cost efficiency, increased  accessi-
 bility  and provided greater convenience to the public in many contexts.
 The predominantly paper-based voter registration application process  in
 New  York  is  antiquated  and  must  be supplemented with on-line voter
 registration.  To remove unnecessary burdens to the fundamental right of
 the people to vote, the State Board of  Elections  shall  establish  the
 Voter  Enfranchisement Modernization Program for the purpose of increas-
 ing opportunities for voter registration by any person who is  qualified
 to  be a voter under Article II of the New York State Constitution. This
 effort modernizes voter registration  and  supplements  the  methods  of
 voter registration provided under current law.
   §  3. Article 5 of the election law is amended by adding a new title 8
 to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09394-01-7

 S. 5115                             2
 
                                TITLE VIII
              ELECTRONIC PERSONAL VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESS
 SECTION 5-800. ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM.
         5-802. ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION.
         5-804. FAILURE  TO  PROVIDE  EXEMPLAR  SIGNATURE  NOT TO PREVENT
                  REGISTRATION.
   § 5-800. ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION
 TO ANY OTHER MEANS OF VOTER REGISTRATION PROVIDED FOR BY  THIS  CHAPTER,
 THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ELECTRONIC
 VOTER REGISTRATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM THROUGH WHICH APPLICANTS MAY APPLY
 TO REGISTER TO VOTE ONLINE.  THE STATE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  ELEC-
 TRONICALLY  TRANSMIT  SUCH  APPLICATIONS  TO  THE  APPLICABLE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS OF EACH COUNTY OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR FILING,  PROCESSING
 AND  VERIFICATION CONSISTENT WITH THIS CHAPTER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TECH-
 NICAL SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS,  EACH
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAINTAIN A VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF
 RECEIVING  AND  PROCESSING  VOTER  REGISTRATION APPLICATION INFORMATION,
 INCLUDING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, FROM THE ELECTRONIC VOTER  REGISTRATION
 TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY OTHER INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, APPLICATIONS
 FILED USING SUCH SYSTEM SHALL BE CONSIDERED FILED  WITH  THE  APPLICABLE
 BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  ON  THE CALENDAR DATE THE APPLICATION IS INITIALLY
 TRANSMITTED BY THE VOTER THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION TRAN-
 SMITTAL SYSTEM.
   § 5-802. ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION. 1. A  VOTER  SHALL  BE
 ABLE  TO  APPLY TO REGISTER TO VOTE USING A PERSONAL ONLINE VOTER REGIS-
 TRATION APPLICATION SUBMITTED THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC VOTER  REGISTRATION
 TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM WHEN THE VOTER:
   (A) COMPLETES AN ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION PROMULGATED
 BY  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE VOTER
 REGISTRATION INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 5-210 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND
   (B) AFFIRMS, SUBJECT TO PENALTY OF PERJURY, BY MEANS OF ELECTRONIC  OR
 MANUAL  SIGNATURE, THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE VOTER REGISTRA-
 TION APPLICATION IS TRUE AND THAT THE APPLICANT MEETS ALL OF THE  QUALI-
 FICATIONS TO BECOME A REGISTERED VOTER; AND
   (C)  CONSENTS  TO  THE  USE  OF AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S
 MANUAL SIGNATURE THAT IS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHI-
 CLES, THE STATE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS,  OR  OTHER  AGENCY  DESIGNATED  BY
 SECTIONS  5-211 OR 5-212 OF THIS TITLE, AS THE INDIVIDUAL'S VOTER REGIS-
 TRATION EXEMPLAR SIGNATURE, OR  PROVIDES  SUCH  A  SIGNATURE  BY  DIRECT
 UPLOAD  IN  A  MANNER  THAT  COMPLIES WITH THE NEW YORK STATE ELECTRONIC
 SIGNATURE AND RECORDS ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY
 THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
   2.  THE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSONAL ONLINE VOTER
 REGISTRATION APPLICATION IN ANY LANGUAGE REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL  VOTING
 RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 (52 U.S.C. SEC. 10503) IN ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE.
   3.  THE  ONLINE  VOTER  REGISTRATION APPLICATION PROCESS SHALL PROVIDE
 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO  IMPROVE  ACCESSIBILITY  FOR  PERSONS  WITH
 DISABILITIES,  AND  SHALL  BE  COMPATIBLE  FOR  USE WITH STANDARD ONLINE
 ACCESSIBILITY ASSISTANCE TOOLS FOR  PERSONS  WITH  VISUAL,  PHYSICAL  OR
 PERCEPTIVE DISABILITIES.
   4. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 FOR  THE  CREATION  AND  ADMINISTRATION  OF AN ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION
 SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 5-804. FAILURE TO PROVIDE EXEMPLAR SIGNATURE NOT TO  PREVENT  REGIS-
 TRATION.  IF  A VOTER REGISTRATION EXEMPLAR SIGNATURE IS NOT PROVIDED BY

 S. 5115                             3
 
 AN APPLICANT WHO SUBMITS A VOTER REGISTRATION  APPLICATION  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  TITLE  AND SUCH SIGNATURE EXEMPLAR IS NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE FROM
 THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE OR A STATE  OR  LOCAL  AGENCY,
 THE  LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL, ABSENT ANOTHER REASON TO REJECT THE
 APPLICATION, PROCEED TO REGISTER AND, AS APPLICABLE, ENROLL  THE  APPLI-
 CANT.  WITHIN TEN DAYS OF SUCH ACTION, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL SEND
 A STANDARD FORM PROMULGATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO THE VOTER
 WHOSE RECORD LACKS AN EXEMPLAR SIGNATURE, REQUIRING SUCH VOTER TO SUBMIT
 A SIGNATURE FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES. THE VOTER SHALL SUBMIT  TO  THE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS A VOTER REGISTRATION EXEMPLAR SIGNATURE BY ANY ONE OF
 THE  FOLLOWING  METHODS:  IN  PERSON,  BY  MAIL WITH RETURN POSTAGE PAID
 PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, BY ELECTRONIC MAIL, OR BY ELECTRONIC
 UPLOAD TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC VOTER  REGISTRA-
 TION  TRANSMITTAL  SYSTEM.  IF  SUCH VOTER DOES NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED
 EXEMPLAR SIGNATURE, WHEN THE VOTER APPEARS TO VOTE THE  VOTER  SHALL  BE
 ENTITLED  TO VOTE IN THE SAME MANNER AS A VOTER WITH A NOTATION INDICAT-
 ING THE VOTER'S IDENTITY  HAS  NOT  YET  BEEN  VERIFIED  IN  THE  MANNER
 PROVIDED BY SECTION 8-302 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   §  4.    This act shall take effect on the earlier occurrence of:  (i)
 two years after it shall have become a law; provided, however, the state
 board of elections shall be authorized to implement necessary rules  and
 regulations  and to take steps required to implement this act immediate-
 ly; or (ii) five days after the date of certification by the state board
 of elections that the information technology infrastructure to  substan-
 tially  implement  this  act is functional.   Provided, further that the
 state board of elections shall  notify  the  legislative  bill  drafting
 commission  upon  the  occurrence  of  the  enactment of the legislation
 provided for in this act in order that the commission  may  maintain  an
 accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws
 of  the  state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions
 of section 44 of the legislative law and  section  70-b  of  the  public
 officers law.

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2017-S5115A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5382
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 5 Title 8 §§5-800 - 5-804, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A10370
2019-2020: S3194, A6727

2017-S5115A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Voter Enfranchisement Modernization Act of 2018"; relates to establishing the electronic personal voter registration process; provides for online voter registration.

2017-S5115A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5115A

SPONSOR: AVELLA
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the election law, in relation to
enacting the Voter Enfranchisement Modernization Act of 2018; in
relation to establishing the electronic personal voter registration
process

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To facilitate voter registration through an online application process.t
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill identifies the act as the "Voter Enfranchisement
Modernization Act of -2018 (VEMA)."

Section 2 is the declaration of legislative intent.

Section 3 adds a new title 8 to article 5 of the election law as
follows:

Section 5-800 provides for the establishment of an electronic voter

registration system through which voters may register to vote online.

Section 5-802 provides for an online voter registration application that
includes all of the voter registration information required by section
5-210 of the election law, including a signature or the option of an
electronic signature if necessary.

Section 5-804 provides that the failure to provide an exemplar signature
shall not prevent registration and the voter shall be provided a form to
submit such signature or the voter's identity may be verified upon
appearing to vote pursuant to section 8-302 of the election law.

Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The right to vote is a fundamental right. Modern technologies now allow
the ability to conduct many transactions online, including state and
local government applications. It is time that New York's antiquated,
predominantly paper-based voter registration application process is
modernized. With a streamlined online registration process, voters will
be able to register to vote in a more convenient and streamlined fash-
ion, making registration and voting more accessible.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2016: A10370 - REFERRED TO RULES.
2017: A5382 - Passed the Assembly

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Costs to implement an electronic database and transmittal system:  Costs
may be reduced through the use of less paper, increased efficiency and a
simplified process.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
On the earlier of: two years after it shall become law, or five days
after 'certification by the state board of elections that the informa-
tion technology necessary to implement this act is functional.

2017-S5115A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5115--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. AVELLA, ALCANTARA, HAMILTON, KLEIN, VALESKY -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Elections -- recommitted to the Committee on Elections in
   accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election law, in relation to enacting the Voter
   Enfranchisement Modernization Act of 2018; in relation to establishing
   the electronic personal voter registration process
 
   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 as and may be cited as
 the "Voter Enfranchisement Modernization Act of 2018 (VEMA)".
   §  2. Declaration of Legislative Intent. The right to vote is a funda-
 mental right, the well-spring of all others, secured by the federal  and
 state constitutions. On-line forms of communication and conducting tran-
 sactions  did  not exist at the time New York's paper-based voter regis-
 tration system was enacted. In the last twenty years,  many  paper-based
 processes  have  migrated  to  on-line  processes,  including filing tax
 returns, applying for social security benefits, routine  banking  trans-
 actions, official communications and purchase transactions of all types.
 This  on-line migration has improved cost efficiency, increased accessi-
 bility and provided greater convenience to the public in many  contexts.
 The  predominantly paper-based voter registration application process in
 New York is antiquated and  must  be  supplemented  with  on-line  voter
 registration.  To remove unnecessary burdens to the fundamental right of
 the  people  to  vote,  the State Board of Elections shall establish the
 Voter Enfranchisement Modernization Program for the purpose of  increas-
 ing  opportunities for voter registration by any person who is qualified
 to be a voter under Article II of the New York State Constitution.  This

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09394-03-8

 S. 5115--A                          2
 
 effort  modernizes  voter  registration  and  supplements the methods of
 voter registration provided under current law.
   §  3. Article 5 of the election law is amended by adding a new title 8
 to read as follows:
                                TITLE VIII
              ELECTRONIC PERSONAL VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESS
 SECTION 5-800. ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM.
         5-802. ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION.
         5-804. FAILURE TO PROVIDE  EXEMPLAR  SIGNATURE  NOT  TO  PREVENT
                  REGISTRATION.
   § 5-800. ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION
 TO  ANY  OTHER MEANS OF VOTER REGISTRATION PROVIDED FOR BY THIS CHAPTER,
 THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN  ELECTRONIC
 VOTER REGISTRATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM THROUGH WHICH APPLICANTS MAY APPLY
 TO  REGISTER  TO VOTE ONLINE.   THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ELEC-
 TRONICALLY  TRANSMIT  SUCH  APPLICATIONS  TO  THE  APPLICABLE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  OF EACH COUNTY OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR FILING, PROCESSING
 AND VERIFICATION CONSISTENT WITH THIS CHAPTER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH  TECH-
 NICAL  SPECIFICATIONS  PROVIDED  BY  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, EACH
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAINTAIN A VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF
 RECEIVING AND PROCESSING  VOTER  REGISTRATION  APPLICATION  INFORMATION,
 INCLUDING  ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, FROM THE ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION
 TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY OTHER INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER,  APPLICATIONS
 FILED  USING  SUCH  SYSTEM SHALL BE CONSIDERED FILED WITH THE APPLICABLE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON THE CALENDAR DATE  THE  APPLICATION  IS  INITIALLY
 TRANSMITTED BY THE VOTER THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION TRAN-
 SMITTAL SYSTEM.
   §  5-802.  ONLINE  VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION. 1. A VOTER SHALL BE
 ABLE TO APPLY TO REGISTER TO VOTE USING A PERSONAL ONLINE  VOTER  REGIS-
 TRATION  APPLICATION SUBMITTED THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION
 TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM WHEN THE VOTER:
   (A) COMPLETES AN ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION PROMULGATED
 BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE  ALL  OF  THE  VOTER
 REGISTRATION INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 5-210 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND
   (B)  AFFIRMS, SUBJECT TO PENALTY OF PERJURY, BY MEANS OF ELECTRONIC OR
 MANUAL SIGNATURE, THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE VOTER  REGISTRA-
 TION  APPLICATION IS TRUE AND THAT THE APPLICANT MEETS ALL OF THE QUALI-
 FICATIONS TO BECOME A REGISTERED VOTER; AND
   (C) CONSENTS TO THE USE OF AN  ELECTRONIC  COPY  OF  THE  INDIVIDUAL'S
 MANUAL SIGNATURE THAT IS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHI-
 CLES,  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS,  OR  OTHER AGENCY DESIGNATED BY
 SECTIONS 5-211 OR 5-212 OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  AS  THE  INDIVIDUAL'S  VOTER
 REGISTRATION  EXEMPLAR SIGNATURE, OR PROVIDES SUCH A SIGNATURE BY DIRECT
 UPLOAD IN A MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  ELECTRONIC
 SIGNATURE  AND  RECORDS ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY
 THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
   2. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL  PROVIDE  THE  PERSONAL  ONLINE  VOTER
 REGISTRATION  APPLICATION IN ANY LANGUAGE REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL VOTING
 RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 (52 U.S.C. SEC. 10503) IN ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE.
   3. THE ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION  APPLICATION  PROCESS  SHALL  PROVIDE
 REASONABLE  ACCOMMODATIONS  TO  IMPROVE  ACCESSIBILITY  FOR PERSONS WITH
 DISABILITIES, AND SHALL BE  COMPATIBLE  FOR  USE  WITH  STANDARD  ONLINE
 ACCESSIBILITY  ASSISTANCE  TOOLS  FOR  PERSONS  WITH VISUAL, PHYSICAL OR
 PERCEPTIVE DISABILITIES.

 S. 5115--A                          3
 
   4. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 FOR THE CREATION AND ADMINISTRATION  OF  AN  ONLINE  VOTER  REGISTRATION
 SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   §  5-804.  FAILURE TO PROVIDE EXEMPLAR SIGNATURE NOT TO PREVENT REGIS-
 TRATION. IF A VOTER REGISTRATION EXEMPLAR SIGNATURE IS NOT  PROVIDED  BY
 AN  APPLICANT  WHO  SUBMITS A VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION PURSUANT TO
 THIS TITLE AND SUCH SIGNATURE EXEMPLAR IS NOT OTHERWISE  AVAILABLE  FROM
 THE  STATEWIDE  VOTER  REGISTRATION DATABASE OR A STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY,
 THE LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL, ABSENT ANOTHER REASON TO REJECT  THE
 APPLICATION,  PROCEED  TO REGISTER AND, AS APPLICABLE, ENROLL THE APPLI-
 CANT. WITHIN TEN DAYS OF SUCH ACTION, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL  SEND
 A STANDARD FORM PROMULGATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO THE VOTER
 WHOSE RECORD LACKS AN EXEMPLAR SIGNATURE, REQUIRING SUCH VOTER TO SUBMIT
 A  SIGNATURE  FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES. THE VOTER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS A VOTER REGISTRATION EXEMPLAR SIGNATURE BY ANY ONE OF
 THE FOLLOWING METHODS: IN PERSON,  BY  MAIL  WITH  RETURN  POSTAGE  PAID
 PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, BY ELECTRONIC MAIL, OR BY ELECTRONIC
 UPLOAD  TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRA-
 TION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM. IF SUCH VOTER DOES  NOT  PROVIDE  THE  REQUIRED
 EXEMPLAR  SIGNATURE,  WHEN  THE VOTER APPEARS TO VOTE THE VOTER SHALL BE
 ENTITLED TO VOTE IN THE SAME MANNER AS A VOTER WITH A NOTATION  INDICAT-
 ING  THE  VOTER'S  IDENTITY  HAS  NOT  YET  BEEN  VERIFIED IN THE MANNER
 PROVIDED BY SECTION 8-302 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 4.  This act shall take effect on the earlier occurrence  of:    (i)
 two years after it shall have become a law; provided, however, the state
 board  of elections shall be authorized to implement necessary rules and
 regulations and to take steps required to implement this act  immediate-
 ly; or (ii) five days after the date of certification by the state board
 of  elections that the information technology infrastructure to substan-
 tially implement this act is functional.   Provided,  further  that  the
 state  board  of  elections  shall  notify the legislative bill drafting
 commission upon the occurrence  of  the  enactment  of  the  legislation
 provided  for  in  this act in order that the commission may maintain an
 accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws
 of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating  the  provisions
 of  section  44  of  the  legislative law and section 70-b of the public
 officers law.

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Senate Bill S5115A

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

Bill Amendments

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2017-S5115 - Details

2017-S5115 - Summary

2017-S5115 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5115 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2017-S5115A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S5115A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S5115A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5115A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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2017-S5115 - Details

2017-S5115 - Summary

2017-S5115 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5115 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2017-S5115A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S5115A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S5115A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5115A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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