Senate Bill S1499

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Makes the following participating agencies for purposes of agency assisted voter registration: public libraries, local housing authorities, and public high schools

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections 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-S1499 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2568
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-211, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5260
2011-2012: S1970, A1685
2013-2014: S586, A174
2015-2016: S2428, A5892
2017-2018: S2735, A8571, A10841
2019-2020: S1286, A5662
2021-2022: S1054, A694

2023-S1499 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes the following participating agencies for purposes of agency assisted voter registration: public libraries, local housing authorities, and public high schools; directs the state board of elections to promulgate rules and regulations for implementation.

2023-S1499 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1499 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1499
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, SERRANO, STAVISKY
   -- 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 designating  additional
   participating agencies for purposes of agency assisted voter registra-
   tion

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 5-211 of the election law,
 as amended by section 7 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is
 amended to read as follows:
   Each agency designated as a participating agency under the  provisions
 of this section shall implement and administer a program of distribution
 of  voter registration forms pursuant to the provisions of this section.
 The following offices which provide  public  assistance  and/or  provide
 state funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons
 with  disabilities are hereby designated as voter registration agencies:
 designated as the state agencies which provide public assistance are the
 office of children and family services,  the  office  of  temporary  and
 disability  assistance  and the department of health. Also designated as
 public assistance agencies are all agencies  of  local  government  that
 provide  such  assistance.  Designated  as  state  agencies that provide
 programs primarily engaged in providing services to people with disabil-
 ities are the department of labor, office for the aging,  department  of
 veterans'  services,  office  of mental health, office of vocational and
 educational services for individuals with  disabilities,  commission  on
 quality of care for the mentally disabled, office for people with devel-
 opmental  disabilities,  commission  for  the blind, office of addiction
 services and supports, the office of the advocate for the  disabled  and
 all  offices  which  administer  programs  established or funded by such
 agencies. Additional participating agencies designated as  voter  regis-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05171-01-3

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