Assembly Bill A3921

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting voting rights expansion act; repealer

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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-A3921 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §§8-400 & 8-402, amd El L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6038
2017-2018: A7433
2019-2020: A4871
2021-2022: A5993

2023-A3921 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to voting rights expansion, voter registration on election day, expansion of the use of and requirements for absentee voting, creation of a real-time statewide voter registration database, special ballots for election employees, and voter affidavits.

2023-A3921 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3921
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  voting  rights  expan-
   sion,  voter registration on election day, expansion of the use of and
   requirements for absentee voting, creation of a  real-time  state-wide
   voter  registration  database, special ballots for election employees,
   voter affidavits; and to repeal certain provisions of such law  relat-
   ing thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The election law is amended  by  adding  two  new  sections
 5-217 and 5-217-a to read as follows:
   §  5-217. REGISTERING AT THE POLLING PLACE; ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION.
 1. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND  SECTION  5-217-A  OF  THIS  TITLE
 SHALL  BE  USED  AS AN ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.  FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION AND SECTION 5-217-A OF THIS TITLE, THE TERM
 "ELECTION DAY" SHALL  REFER  TO  STATE  PRIMARY  AND  TO  STATE  GENERAL
 ELECTIONS,  TO  ALL  TOWN,  CITY,  SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND VILLAGE DISTRICT
 ELECTIONS, AND TO ALL ELECTIONS  WHERE  PERSONS  MAY  VOTE  BY  ABSENTEE
 BALLOT.  A  PERSON  REGISTERING  TO  VOTE ON ELECTION DAY SHALL DO SO IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND ALL OTHER  APPLICABLE
 LAW  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO COMPLETION OF A VOTER REGISTRATION
 FORM AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 5-210 OF THIS TITLE. THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS  SECTION  AND  THOSE  OF 5-217-A OF THIS TITLE SHALL APPLY NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY.
   2. ANY PERSON WHOSE NAME IS NOT ON THE CHECKLIST BUT WHO IS  OTHERWISE
 A  QUALIFIED  VOTER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE BY REQUESTING TO BE REGIS-
 TERED TO VOTE AT THE POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DATE. THE VOTER MAY  THEN
 VOTE IN SUCH ELECTION. THE APPLICANT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE APPRO-
 PRIATE PROOF OF QUALIFICATIONS AS PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07117-01-3
 A. 3921                             2
              

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