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NY A01565
Bill
Status
11/25/2019
Primary Sponsor
Sandra Galef
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AI Summary
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Adds optional e-mail address field to voter registration applications for both state and federal registration forms.
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Requires state board of elections to send all notices and communications by both e-mail and postal mail when a voter furnishes an e-mail address.
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Permits county boards of elections and New York City board of elections to optionally send notices and communications by e-mail in addition to postal mail for voters who provide e-mail addresses.
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Applies to voter registration forms developed under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, allowing voters to furnish e-mail addresses on federal forms as well.
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Takes effect one year after enactment, with the state board of elections authorized to promulgate rules and regulations needed for implementation.
Legislative Description
Provides for the inclusion, at a voter's option, of an e-mail address in the voter registration application and record, whereupon notices and other communication required to be sent to the voter by the state board of elections shall be sent by e-mail in addition to postal mail; provides that county boards of elections and the board of elections of the city of New York shall have the option of sending required notices and communications by e-mail in addition to postal mail to certain voters.
Last Action
signed chap.536
11/25/2019