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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Assembly Bill A9193
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SLATER
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
co-Sponsors
Scott H. Bendett
Karl Brabenec
Eric Brown
Brian Maher
2023-A9193 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Election Law
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §5-108, El L
2023-A9193 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the state board of elections to participate in the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen.
2023-A9193 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9193 I N A S S E M B L Y February 12, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to verification of voter qualifications THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-108 to read as follows: § 5-108. VERIFICATION OF VOTER QUALIFICATIONS; CITIZENSHIP. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PARTICIPATE IN THE SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICA- TION FOR ENTITLEMENTS (SAVE) PROGRAM, ADMINISTERED BY THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES AGENCY, TO VERIFY THAT A PERSON WHO IS EITHER REGISTERED OR REGISTERING TO VOTE IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS AUTHORIZED TO SHARE AND TRANSMIT ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A PERSON, WHO IS EITHER REGISTERED OR REGISTER- ING TO VOTE, TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF VERIFYING SUCH PERSON'S CITIZENSHIP STATUS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14484-01-4
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