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                                   5889
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, KRUEGER, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- 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  "Modern-
   ized Voter Registration Act of New York"

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Modernized
 Voter Registration Act of New York".
   § 2. The election law is amended by adding four  new  sections  5-200,
 5-201, 5-205 and 5-207 to read as follows:
   §  5-200.  AUTOMATED 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
 BE  AUTOMATICALLY  REGISTERED  TO  VOTE  AS  PROVIDED  IN  THIS SECTION,
 PROVIDED THAT THE PERSON CONSENTS TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
   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
 CONSENTS TO THE REGISTRATION OR UPDATE 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07681-02-1
              

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 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 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 DIVISION OF MILITARY AND NAVAL
 AFFAIRS AND ANY AGENCY DESIGNATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSU-
 ANT 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:
   (A) GIVEN NAME OR NAMES AND SURNAME OF 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 HER OR SHE DOESN'T 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

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 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 INDICATIONS OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP 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. 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.
   7. 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
 PROCEDURES,  AND OTHER MEASURES THAT WILL BE USED TO ENSURE THE SECURITY
 AND PRIVACY OF THE INFORMATION TRANSMITTED, AND ANY OTHER MATTER  NECES-
 SARY OR HELPFUL TO IMPLEMENT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   8.  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.
   9.  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  TWENTY-THREE;  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 TWENTY-FOUR.
   §  5-201.  SAME DAY REGISTRATION. EACH COUNTY SHALL ALLOW ANY ELIGIBLE
 INDIVIDUAL ON THE DAY OF AN ELECTION AND ON ANY DAY WHEN VOTING, INCLUD-
 ING EARLY VOTING, TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN SUCH ELECTION  AT  THE  POLLING
 PLACE AND TO CAST A VOTE IN SUCH ELECTION.
   §  5-205.  INTERNET  REGISTRATION.  1. THE BOARD SHALL ENSURE THAT THE
 FOLLOWING SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ANY TIME ON THE  OFFI-
 CIAL  PUBLIC  WEBSITES OF THE APPROPRIATE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY, IN THE
 SAME MANNER AND SUBJECT TO THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE SERVICES
 PROVIDED BY VOTER REGISTRATION REGULATIONS: (A) ONLINE  APPLICATION  FOR
 VOTER  REGISTRATION;  (B) ONLINE ASSISTANCE TO APPLICANTS IN APPLYING TO
 REGISTER TO VOTE; (C) ONLINE COMPLETION AND SUBMISSION BY APPLICANTS  OF

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 THE  MAIL  VOTER  REGISTRATION  APPLICATION  INCLUDING  ASSISTANCE  WITH
 PROVIDING A SIGNATURE IN ELECTRONIC FORM;  AND  (D)  ONLINE  RECEIPT  OF
 COMPLETED VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS.
   2.  ANY  COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL ACCEPT AN ONLINE VOTER REGISTRA-
 TION APPLICATION PROVIDED BY  AN  INDIVIDUAL  UNDER  THIS  SECTION,  AND
 ENSURE  THAT  THE  INDIVIDUAL IS REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE STATE, IF (A)
 THE INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE SAME VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE
 TO INDIVIDUALS WHO REGISTER TO VOTE BY MAIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH  THE  LAW
 USING  THE MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION FORM AND (B) THE INDIVID-
 UAL PROVIDES A SIGNATURE IN ELECTRONIC FORM.
   3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN INDIVIDUAL PROVIDES A SIGNATURE IN
 ELECTRONIC FORM BY (A) EXECUTING A COMPUTERIZED MARK  IN  THE  SIGNATURE
 FIELD ON AN ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION; OR
   (B) SUBMITTING WITH THE APPLICATION AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE INDIVID-
 UAL'S HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEANS.
   4.  (A)  UPON  THE ONLINE SUBMISSION OF A COMPLETED VOTER REGISTRATION
 APPLICATION BY AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER THIS SECTION, THE  APPROPRIATE  STATE
 OR LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIAL SHALL SEND THE INDIVIDUAL A NOTICE CONFIRMING
 THE STATE'S RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION AND PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW
 THE  INDIVIDUAL MAY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION, AND (B) AS SOON
 AS THE APPROPRIATE ELECTION OFFICIAL HAS APPROVED OR REJECTED AN  APPLI-
 CATION SUBMITTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER THIS SECTION, THE OFFICIAL SHALL
 SEND THE INDIVIDUAL A NOTICE OF THE DISPOSITION OF THE APPLICATION.
   5.  ANY  COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL MAKE THE SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE
 ONLINE UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AVAILABLE THROUGH  THE  USE
 OF  AN  AUTOMATED  TELEPHONE-BASED SYSTEM, SUBJECT TO THE SAME TERMS AND
 CONDITIONS APPLICABLE UNDER THIS SECTION TO THE SERVICES MADE  AVAILABLE
 ONLINE,  IN  ADDITION TO MAKING THE SERVICES AVAILABLE ONLINE IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 5-207. UPDATING REGISTRATION INFORMATION THROUGH  THE  INTERNET.  1.
 THE  BOARD  SHALL  ENSURE  THAT ANY REGISTERED VOTER ON THE COMPUTERIZED
 LIST MAY AT  ANY  TIME  UPDATE  THE  VOTER'S  REGISTRATION  INFORMATION,
 INCLUDING  THE  VOTER'S  ADDRESS  AND  ELECTRONIC  MAIL  ADDRESS, ONLINE
 THROUGH THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC WEBSITE OF THE ELECTION OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE LIST, SO LONG AS THE  VOTER  ATTESTS  TO  THE
 CONTENTS  OF  THE  UPDATE BY PROVIDING A SIGNATURE IN ELECTRONIC FORM IN
 THE SAME MANNER REQUIRED UNDER THE LAW.
   2. APPLICATIONS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION SHALL  PROVIDE  AN  OPTION  FOR
 VOTERS  TO RECEIVE VOTER INFORMATION AND FUTURE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
 AND CORRESPONDENCE BY EMAIL.
   3. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL NOTIFY EVERY REGISTERED VOTER  OF  THE
 OPTION TO REGISTER AND MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR VOTER INFORMATION ELECTRON-
 ICALLY.
   §  3.  Paragraph (k) of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of the election
 law, as amended by chapter 536 of the laws of 2019, is amended and a new
 paragraph (n) is added to read as follows:
   (k) The form shall also include space for the  following  information,
 which must be contained on the inside of the form after it is folded for
 mailing:
   (i) A space for the applicant to indicate whether or not he or she has
 ever voted or registered to vote before and, if so, the approximate year
 in which such applicant last voted or registered and his or her name and
 address at the time.
   (ii) The name and residence address of the applicant including the zip
 code and apartment number, if any.

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   (iii)  A space for the furnishing of an e-mail address, the furnishing
 of which shall be optional, together with a notice stating  that  if  an
 e-mail  address  is  furnished, all notices and communications otherwise
 required to be sent by the state board of  elections  to  the  voter  by
 postal  mail  shall be sent by e-mail in addition to postal mail. County
 boards of elections and the board of elections of the city of  New  York
 shall  have  the  option of sending notices and communications otherwise
 required to be sent to the voter by postal mail by e-mail in addition to
 postal mail if the voter furnishes an email address.
   (iv) The date of birth of the applicant.
   (v) A space for the applicant to indicate his or her driver's  license
 or  department  of motor vehicles non-driver photo ID number or the last
 four digits of his or her social security number or,  if  the  applicant
 does  not have either such number, a space for the applicant to indicate
 he or she does not have either.
   (vi) A space for the applicant to indicate whether or not he or she is
 a citizen of the United States and the statement "If you checked "no" in
 response to this question, do not complete this form."
   (vii) [A space for the applicant to answer the question "Will  you  be
 18  years  of  age on or before election day?" and the statement "If you
 checked "no" in response to this question, do  not  complete  this  form
 unless you will be 18 by the end of the year."
   (viii)]  A  statement  informing  the  applicant  that  if the form is
 submitted by mail and the applicant is registering for the  first  time,
 certain  information  or  documents  must  be submitted with the mail-in
 registration form in order to avoid additional  identification  require-
 ments  upon  voting  for  the first time. Such information and documents
 are:
   (A) a driver's license or  department  of  motor  vehicles  non-driver
 photo ID number; or
   (B)  the  last four digits of the individual's social security number;
 or
   (C) a copy of a current and valid photo identification; or
   (D) a copy of a  current  utility  bill,  bank  statement,  government
 check,  paycheck  or  other  government document that shows the name and
 address of the voter.
   [(ix)] (VIII) The gender of the applicant (optional).
   [(x)] (IX) 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.
   [(xi)] (X) The telephone number of the applicant (optional).
   [(xii)]  (XI)  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.

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   [(xiii)] (XII) 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.
   (XIII) 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), (VIII), (X) OR (XII) OF
 PARAGRAPH (K) OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  AND  NO  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  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),
 (VIII), (IX), (X) OR (XII) OF PARAGRAPH (K) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.