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NY S06875
Bill
Status
5/12/2023
Primary Sponsor
Zellnor Myrie
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AI Summary
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Establishes polling places at correctional and local correctional facilities operating for at least 3-6 hours during early voting periods (10th to 9th day before elections, or 10th to 8th day for NYC facilities).
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Requires county boards of elections with facilities containing 75+ detainees to provide absentee ballot access; NYC board must conduct site visits 30-45 days before elections to facilitate voter registration using electronic tablets where possible.
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Mandates correctional facility superintendents cooperate with boards of elections to provide voter registration and absentee ballot access within facilities, including accessible space and reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities.
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Requires state board of elections to develop non-partisan educational materials about voting rights for inclusion in inmate handbooks and reentry resources.
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Directs boards of elections to make best efforts to extend similar voting access to persons detained at federal correctional facilities through biennial engagement with facility leadership.
Legislative Description
Relates to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals; authorizes polling places to be available at correctional facilities and local facilities; requires such facilities to provide persons detained or confined in such facilities access to register to vote or apply for an absentee ballot; requires voting information to be included in the inmate handbook.
Last Action
PRINT NUMBER 6875A
11/15/2024