Senate Bill S5215

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the "Modernized voter registration act of New York"

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Archive: Last 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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2019-S5215 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§5-200, 5-201, 5-205 & 5-207, amd §5-210, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6041
2017-2018: S3409
2021-2022: S5889
2023-2024: S7894

2019-S5215 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Modernized voter registration act of New York."

2019-S5215 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5215 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5215
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  CARLUCCI, KRUEGER, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO --
   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 enacting the "Modern-
   ized Voter Registration Act of New York"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Modernized
 Voter Registration Act of New York".
   §  2.  The  election law is amended by adding four new sections 5-200,
 5-201, 5-205 and 5-207 to read as follows:
   § 5-200. AUTOMATED VOTER REGISTRATION.  1. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 MANNER  OF  REGISTRATION  REQUIRED  BY  THIS ARTICLE, EACH PERSON IN THE
 STATE QUALIFIED TO VOTE PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-102 OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL
 BE AUTOMATICALLY  REGISTERED  TO  VOTE  AS  PROVIDED  IN  THIS  SECTION,
 PROVIDED THAT THE PERSON CONSENTS TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
   2.  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS OR COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL
 REGISTER TO VOTE OR UPDATE THE REGISTRATION RECORD OF ANY PERSON IN  THE
 STATE  QUALIFIED  TO  VOTE PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-102 OF THIS ARTICLE WHO
 CONSENTS TO THE REGISTRATION OR UPDATE AND DOES ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) COMPLETES AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW OR  RENEWED  DRIVER'S  LICENSE,
 NON-DRIVER   IDENTIFICATION   CARD,  PRE-LICENSING  COURSE  CERTIFICATE,
 LEARNER'S PERMIT OR CERTIFICATION OF SUPERVISED DRIVING WITH THE DEPART-
 MENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OR NOTIFIES SUCH  DEPARTMENT  IN  WRITING  OF  A
 CHANGE OF HIS OR HER NAME OR ADDRESS;
   (B)  COMPLETES AN APPLICATION FOR SERVICES, RENEWAL OR RECERTIFICATION
 FOR SERVICES, OR CHANGE OF ADDRESS RELATING TO SUCH SERVICES FROM  AGEN-
 CIES DESIGNATED IN SECTION 5-211 OF THIS TITLE;
   (C)  COMPLETES AN APPLICATION FOR SERVICES, RENEWAL OR RECERTIFICATION
 FOR SERVICES, OR CHANGE OF ADDRESS RELATING TO SUCH  SERVICES  FROM  ANY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05911-02-9
              

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