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- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.733
- Referred to elections
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Adds an optional section to voter registration forms to allow for email addresses
In Senate Committee · Elections · Sponsor Shelley Mayer
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Title of bill
An act to amend the election law, in relation to adding an optional section to voter registration forms to allow for email addresses
Purpose
This bill amends the election law to add an optional section to voter registration forms to allow a space for email addresses.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends paragraph (k) of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of the election law by adding a new subparagraph (xiii) that allows for the email address of the applicant (optional).
Section 2 establishes the effective date
Justification
This bill aligns the voter registration form with contemporary modes of communication by providing an optional space in which registrants can add their email address.
Legislative history
S.4330 of 2015-16: Referred to Elections
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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