NY S05303

Allows qualified persons to register to vote simultaneously with applications for hunting licenses, fishing licenses, or both through the Department of Environmental Conservation.

Requires the Department of Environmental Conservation and State Board of Elections to design integrated forms that combine license applications with voter registration information without duplicating data.

Mandates that registration forms include eligibility requirements, penalties for false applications, privacy protections, and a toll-free number for questions, with applicants required to affirmatively check a box to register or decline.

Requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to transmit completed registration applications to the appropriate board of elections within ten days, or by the twentieth day before an election if received between the twenty-fifth and thirtieth days prior.

Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for necessary rule and regulation changes to implement the program.