Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 31, 2020 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S7621
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
2019-S7621 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §5-212, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S2297
2019-S7621 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7621 SPONSOR: JORDAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the disclo- sure of the applicant's social security number when registering to vote on an application for a motor vehicle driver's license SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 5-212 of the Election Law, requiring that any application to vote "made simultaneously and integrated with an applica- tion for a motor vehicle drivers' license" shall require the applicant to provide their social security number. Section 2 sets forth the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: In 2019, New York State enacted Chapter 37 of the Laws of 2019 which
2019-S7621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7621 I N S E N A T E January 31, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JORDAN -- 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 requiring the disclo- sure of the applicant's social security number when registering to vote on an application for a motor vehicle driver's license THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 5-212 of the election law, as added by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: 3. The voter registration portion of such forms: (a) shall not require any information that duplicates the information required on the application for the driver license portion and shall require only such additional information, including the applicant's signature, as will enable election officials to assess the applicant's eligibility to register to vote, prevent duplicate registration and to administer voter registration and other parts of the election process. (b) shall include a statement of the eligibility requirements for voter registration and shall require the applicant to attest by his OR HER signature that he OR SHE meets those requirements under penalty of perjury. (c) shall inform the applicant, in print identical to that used in the attestation section of the following: (i) voter eligibility requirements; (ii) penalties for submission of false registration application; (iii) that the office where applicant registers shall remain confiden- tial and the information be used only for voter registration purposes; (iv) if the applicant declines to register, his OR HER declination shall remain confidential and be used only for voter registration purposes[;]. (D) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, SHALL REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.