Senate Bill S2999

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the state board of elections to fit registration forms to standard paper size

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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-S2999 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-210, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9535

2023-S2999 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state board of elections to fit registration forms to 8.5 x 11 inches standard paper size.

2023-S2999 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2999 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2999
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 requiring the state
   board of elections to fit registration forms to standard paper size
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph and paragraph (l) of subdivision 5 of
 section  5-210  of the election law, the opening paragraph as amended by
 chapter 179 of the laws of 2005 and paragraph (l) as amended by  chapter
 536 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   Statewide  application  forms  shall be designed by the state board of
 elections, which shall conform to  the  requirements  for  the  national
 voter  registration form in the rules and regulations promulgated by the
 federal election commission and the federal Help America Vote  Act,  and
 shall  elicit the information required for the registration poll record.
 The form MUST BE SIZED TO STANDARD 8.5  X  11  INCHES  PAPER  AND  shall
 include  such  other  information  as  the  state board of elections may
 reasonably require to enable the board of elections to assess the eligi-
 bility of the applicant and to administer voter registration  and  other
 parts  of  the  election  process  and  shall also include the following
 information:
   (l) The mail voter registration  application  form  developed  by  the
 federal  election  commission pursuant to the provisions of section nine
 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 42 USC 1973gg-7 shall  be
 deemed  to  meet the requirements of this section SO LONG AS IT IS SIZED
 TO STANDARD 8.5 X 11 INCHES  PAPER.  Any  application  for  registration
 received  on such an application form shall be accepted if the applicant
 is otherwise eligible to register to vote pursuant to the provisions  of
 this  article.  A  voter  whose registration is accepted pursuant to the
 provisions of this paragraph shall be permitted  to  furnish  an  e-mail
 address to the board of elections, which furnishing shall carry the same
 notice  and  have  the  same effect as provided by subparagraph (iii) of
 paragraph (k) of this subdivision.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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