S1555-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
• Mar 24, 2011: PRINT NUMBER 1555A
• Mar 24, 2011: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
• Jan 10, 2011: REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

S1555-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1555               REVISED 02/17/11

TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the election law, in relation to making mail registra-
tion forms available in public buildings and other public places

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To provide easy access to voter registration forms.

JUSTIFICATION:
All voting application forms should be made easily accessible to the
public.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-2010: S.1062 - Passed Senate; Died in Assembly Election Law.
Returned to Senate and Referred to Elections Committee
2007-2008: S.1736 - Referred to Elections
2006:      S.6589 - Referred to Elections
2005:      S.1102 - Referred to Elections
2003-2004: S.1310 - Referred to Elections
2001-2002: S.3908 - Referred to Elections

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Each county board of elections shall make application forms available
to the public through distribution to federal, state and local
government buildings.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S1555-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1555
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 10, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 making  mail  registra
 tion forms available in public buildings and other public places
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2  of  section  5-210  of  the
 election  law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, is amended
 to read as follows:

 (a) Application forms for  use  pursuant  to  this  section  shall  be
 furnished  by  a county board of elections to any person requesting such
 form. Application forms sent outside of the United States to  a  country
 other than Canada or Mexico, shall be sent airmail. Each county board of
 elections  shall  also  cause such application forms to be as widely and
 freely distributed as possible.  EACH COUNTY BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL
 MAKE  APPLICATION  FORMS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH DISTRIBUTION TO
 FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL BUILDINGS.    SUCH  BUILDINGS  MAY
 INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE LIMITED TO BANKS, POST OFFICES, PUBLIC LIBRARIES,
 LOCAL OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES,  UNEMPLOYMENT  INSUR
 ANCE OFFICES AND OFFICES OF EACH LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
 

S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00526-01-1

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