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1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to election law
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- Amended 7424b
- 1st report cal.641
- Print number 7424a
- Amend and recommit to elections
- Referred to elections
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Relates to authorizing registration records of victims of sexual violence to be kept confidential in certain cases
In Assembly Committee · Election Law · Sponsor Dennis H. Gabryszak
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7424B
Title of bill
An act to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing registration records of victims of sexual violence to be kept confidential in certain cases
Purpose
This legislation authorizes victims of sexual violence to petition the courts to have their election records kept confidential.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 states that victims of sexual violence as defined as victims of crimes perpetrated under article 130 of the penal law.
This section also allows the court to issue an order requiring that any registration record kept with regard to a victim of sexual violence be kept separate and apart from other registration records.
Section 2 is the effective date.
Justification
Under current state law, local boards of election must provide the address of any registered voter, as long as the request is in writing and the applicable law is cited. Victims of sexual violence who wish to keep their new addresses out of the hands of their attackers simply do not register to vote because of the availability of their registration information to others. Keeping these records separate and apart from other registration records would afford victims of sexual assault the security they deserve.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal impact on the state
None.
Effective date
This act shall take on the 60th day.
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