What's happening
This bill requires annual election board reports to include data on voter registration forms distributed and returned by assisting agencies, without collecting personal information.
Why it matters
By requiring data on how many voter registration forms are distributed and returned by each assisting agency, the bill increases transparency and accountability in the voter registration process, especially for agencies tasked with helping underrepresented populations register.
The new reporting requirement can help policymakers and the public identify which agencies are effectively facilitating voter registration, potentially highlighting gaps or successes in reaching eligible voters who interact with government agencies.
Since the data must not include personally identifiable information, the bill aims to balance improved oversight and analysis of registration outreach with the protection of individual privacy and voter confidentiality.
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- Referred to election law
- Referred to election law
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2139
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to board of elections reports
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 3-212 of the election law, as amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
Said annual report, as required by paragraph (a) of this subdivision, shall include a detailed description of existing programs designed to enhance voter registration. Such report shall include a voter registration action plan which details the various activities and programs of each board, including a description of those steps which shall be taken in the future to increase registration opportunities, especially for those identifiable groups of persons historically underrepresented on the rolls of registered voters; and coordinate voter education programs with school districts, colleges and universities within the board's jurisdiction including voter registration of qualified applicants and instructional or extracurricular activities promoting participation in the electoral process. Such report shall further include the number of registration forms distributed to and returned by each agency assisting with voter registration pursuant to section 5-211 of this chapter. Personally identifiable information pertaining to the assisted registrants shall not be collected or included in the report.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05409-01-7
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