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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S3421
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 20th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections 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
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D) 27th Senate District
2023-S3421 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- New York City
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
S6463
2021-2022: S248
2023-S3421 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3421REVISED 10/28/24 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to authorize the city of New York to establish an electronic voter registration transmittal system for New York city residents; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE: This bill would expand the ability for voters in New York City to regis- ter to vote online. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 empowers any municipal agency per the local law of the city of New York to establish and maintain an electronic personal voter regis- tration system. Section 2 of the bill relates to the effective date.
2023-S3421 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3421 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, RIVERA, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to authorize the city of New York to establish an electronic voter registration transmittal system for New York city residents; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, regu- lation or policy to the contrary, any municipal agency so authorized by local law of the city of New York may establish and maintain an elec- tronic personal voter registration transmittal system for applicants who are New York city residents. Such system may be established before the establishment of any system otherwise authorized by law, and the exist- ence of the system authorized by this section shall not be deemed to preclude New York city residents from utilizing any system otherwise authorized by law. Completed applications that are filed using the system authorized by this section, when transmitted to the board of elections in the city of New York not later than the twentieth day before the next ensuing primary, general or special election, shall entitle the applicant to vote in such election provided the board deter- mines that the applicant is otherwise qualified. Applications shall be processed by such board in the manner prescribed in by section 5-210 of the election law or, if the applicant is already registered to vote from another address in New York state, in the manner prescribed by section 5-208 of the election law. Such board shall send the appropriate notice of approval or rejection as required by either subdivision 9 of section 5-210 of the election law or subdivision 5 of section 5-208 of the election law. Such system may utilize an electronic or manual signature that is in the custody of the department of motor vehicles, the state board of elections, any other agency designated by section 5-211 or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00750-01-3
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