What's happening
This bill requires Board of Elections annual reports to include data on voter registration forms distributed and returned by assisting agencies, without collecting personal information.
Why it matters
Enhances transparency and accountability. by requiring the Board of Elections to publicly report how many voter registration forms are distributed to and returned by each agency that assists with voter registration, making it easier to assess the effectiveness of these agencies.
Allows for targeted improvements. to voter outreach efforts by providing data that can highlight which agencies are successfully engaging voters and which may need additional support or oversight.
Protects individual privacy. by explicitly prohibiting the collection or publication of any personally identifiable information about assisted registrants, ensuring that data transparency does not compromise voter confidentiality.
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- Referred to election law
- Referred to election law
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1569
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 10, 2025
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.
LBD04451-01-5
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