Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to election law |
Oct 27, 2023 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A8175
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CARROLL
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-A8175 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A8175 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote in this state may apply personally for registration by appearing at the appropriate polling place for the election district in which such person resides on the day such polling place is open for voting; requires establishment of a procedure to enable such registrants to cast their votes at the appropriate polling places.
2023-A8175 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8175 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y October 27, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing for polling place voter registration for any qualified person who is not regis- tered to vote THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 5-210 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 1-A. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, ANY QUALIFIED PERSON WHO IS NOT REGISTERED IN THIS STATE MAY APPLY PERSONALLY FOR REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT BY APPEARING AT THE APPROPRIATE POLLING PLACE FOR THE ELECTION DISTRICT IN WHICH HE OR SHE RESIDES ON THE DAY OF ANY PRIMARY, GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION DURING THE HOURS THAT SUCH POLLING PLACE IS OPEN FOR VOTING, OR AT ANY POLLING PLACE FOR EARLY VOTING ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-600 OF THIS CHAPTER IN THE COUNTY WHERE HE OR SHE RESIDES DURING THE HOURS THAT SUCH POLLING PLACE IS OPEN FOR EARLY VOTING. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, A PERSON MUST PROVIDE ACCEPTA- BLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION CONTAINING PROOF OF RESIDENCE, AS DETERMINED BY STATE LAW IMPLEMENTING THE HELP AMERICANS VOTE ACT OF 2002 (PUBLIC LAW 107-252). ANY PERSON WHO SO REGISTERS TO VOTE SHALL EXECUTE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUMENT IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FOLLOWING FORM: "I, (NAME), DO HEREBY CERTIFY, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I AM A QUALIFIED VOTER, HAVING RESIDED AT (PLACE OF RESIDENCE) FOR AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THIS ELECTION, THAT I AM NOT DISQUALIFIED ON ANY LEGAL GROUNDS FROM VOTING AND THAT I HAVE NOT ALREADY VOTED AT THIS ELECTION." (B) IF A REGISTRANT IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF RESIDENCE AS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH REGISTRANT MAY BE ALLOWED TO REGISTER FOR AND VOTE IN ANY ELECTION BY AFFIDAVIT BALLOT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01878-01-3
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