Assembly Bill A4414

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to providing valid government issued photo identification when casting a ballot

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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

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2023-A4414 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S876
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-303, El L; amd §491, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2091
2021-2022: A9125, S3625

2023-A4414 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a valid government issued photo identification card be presented when casting a ballot; provides for persons eligible for Medicaid to receive identification cards.

2023-A4414 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4414
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law and the vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in
   relation  to  requiring a valid government issued photo identification
   card to be presented when casting a ballot

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 8-303 of the election law, as added by chapter 420
 of the laws of 2004, subparagraph 1 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 as
 amended by chapter 160 of the laws  of  2005,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  8-303. [Initial voter] VOTER identification. 1. Applicability. Each
 board of elections, in a uniform  and  nondiscriminatory  manner,  shall
 require  a  voter  to  meet  the requirements of subdivision two of this
 section [if:
   (a) the individual registered to vote in a jurisdiction by mail on  or
 after January first, two thousand three; and
   (b) the individual has not previously voted in an election for federal
 office in the jurisdiction of the board of elections].
   2.  Requirements. (a) In general. An individual meets the requirements
 of this subdivision if the individual:
   (1) in the case of an individual who votes in person[:  (i)], presents
 to the appropriate election inspector, clerk or  coordinator  a  current
 and valid GOVERNMENT ISSUED photo identification[; or
   (ii)  presents to the appropriate election inspector, clerk or coordi-
 nator 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]; or
   (2) in the case of an individual who votes by  mail,  submits  in  the
 outer  envelope with the envelope containing the ballot[: (i)] a copy of
 a current and valid GOVERNMENT ISSUED photo identification[; or

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03703-01-3
              

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