Relates to the defining the term "express advocacy". / Sponsor: STEWART-COUSINS Committee: ELECTIONS

Relates to the content of statements of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures to and by political committees; requires such statements to include the occupation of the contributor, and in certain cases such person's employer and business address. / Sponsor: Kavanagh Committee:

Reduces campaign contributions limits for candidates for election to public office or party position. / Sponsor: Kavanagh Committee:

Relates to the preservation of ballots and records of voting machines. / Sponsor: Zebrowski Committee:

Relates to the instructions on a ballot or voting machine for certain elections; ballot or voting machine shall now read " vote for up to..." instead of "vote for any...". / Sponsor: Crouch Committee:

Relates to allowing parolees the right to register for and vote at any election. / Sponsor: ADAMS Committee: ELECTIONS

Authorizes early voting at primary and general elections to be conducted at least 7 days prior to the election upon application by the voter and provides that permanent polling places shall be established by the county board of elections for early voting. / Sponsor: Quart Committee:

Makes reforms to the New York city board of elections by decreasing members to five; provides that two shall be appointed by the speaker of the city council, two appointed by the NYC mayor and one appointed by both; provides for three year terms; limits such service to four terms; provides that members shall not hold public office or participate in another candidate's campaign; restricts financial contributions to candidates. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: ELECTIONS

Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote in this state may apply personally for registration by appearing at the appropriate polling place for the election district in which such person resides on the day such polling place is open for voting; requires establishment of a procedure to enable such registrants to cast their votes at the appropriate polling places. / Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ELECTIONS

Provides that a person may not be compensated based upon the number of signed voter registration cards he or she collects. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee: ELECTIONS

Provides that a candidate who files a certificate of acceptance for an office for which there have been filed certificates or petitions designating more than one candidate for the nomination of any party, may thereafter file a certificate of declination not later than the seventh day after the primary election. / Sponsor: Kavanagh Committee:

Provides additional opportunity for new registrant by mail to indicate choice of party enrollment where original choice was omitted or void, by requiring board of elections to notify registrant of ineffective enrollment and ineligibility to vote in a party primary and providing a place for the registrant to enroll or decline to enroll in a party by mail. / Sponsor: Kavanagh Committee:

Relates to authorizing registration records of victims of a sexual offense to be kept confidential in certain cases. / Sponsor: Gabryszak Committee:

Requires the board of elections to provide a registered voter with a sample ballot not less than ten days nor more than twenty days before an election via mail. / Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: ELECTIONS

Relates to the appointment of commissioners of elections; provides that once a party recommends a person for commissioner of elections the local legislative body automatically approve the appointment of such person. / Sponsor: Pretlow Committee:

Provides for the state board of elections to prepare and distribute to each voter a ballot pamphlet for every general election; provides for contents thereof and makes numerous related provisions including the distribution of information relating to each ballot proposal that is submitted to a statewide vote at such general election; permits any person eligible to vote on any ballot proposal to institute a proceeding as to the factual accuracy of statements or constitutional amendments. / Sponsor: Cahill Committee:

Directs Suffolk county to use buildings exempt from real property taxation as polling places whenever possible. / Sponsor: Englebright Committee:

Limits a candidate for public office to one authorized committee per election; defines the term "multi-candidate committee" and provides that such a committee may not be authorized by a candidate. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Extends the right to vote in all elections to aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States. / Sponsor: DILAN Committee: ELECTIONS

Relates to uniform maximum contributions for all candidates regardless of position or office. / Sponsor: Kavanagh Committee: