Assembly Bill A6038

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the voter registration integrity act

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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-A6038 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S386
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-210, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8625, S7324
2021-2022: A4901, S1853

2023-A6038 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the voter registration integrity act; requires a birth certificate, passport, certificate of naturalization or citizenship, evidence of New York state residency, or any other documentation that the board of elections determines establishes United States citizenship.

2023-A6038 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6038
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GOODELL, MAHER, K. BROWN, BRABENEC, MANKTELOW,
   HAWLEY, LEMONDES, BENDETT, MORINELLO, TAGUE, DeSTEFANO --  Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. BYRNES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to enacting the "voter
   registration integrity act"

   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 and may be cited as
 the "voter registration integrity act".
   § 2. Section 5-210 of the election law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A.  IN ADDITION TO DOCUMENTATION OF NEW YORK RESIDENCY, THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS SHALL REQUIRE THAT EACH FIRST-TIME VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICA-
 TION INCLUDE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A)  AN ORIGINAL OR CERTIFIED COPY OF A BIRTH CERTIFICATE ESTABLISHING
 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP;
   (B) A VALID UNITED STATES PASSPORT;
   (C) A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION OR CITIZENSHIP; OR
   (D) SUCH OTHER DOCUMENTATION THAT THE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  DETERMINES
 ESTABLISHES UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.
   § 3. Clause (D) of subparagraph (viii) of 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 to read as follows:
   (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; AND
   (E)  IN ADDITION TO DOCUMENTATION OF NEW YORK RESIDENCY, A COPY OF ONE
 OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (1) AN ORIGINAL OR CERTIFIED COPY OF A BIRTH CERTIFICATE  ESTABLISHING
 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01993-01-3

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