New York Assembly Bill A03846 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3846 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 8, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. 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 Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of 2 section 3-212 of the election law, as amended by chapter 79 of the laws 3 of 1992, is amended to read as follows: 4 Said annual report, as required by paragraph (a) of this subdivision, 5 shall include a detailed description of existing programs designed to 6 enhance voter registration. Such report shall include a voter registra- 7 tion action plan which details the various activities and programs of 8 each board, including a description of those steps which shall be taken 9 in the future to increase registration opportunities, especially for 10 those identifiable groups of persons historically underrepresented on 11 the rolls of registered voters; and coordinate voter education programs 12 with school districts, colleges and universities within the board's 13 jurisdiction including voter registration of qualified applicants and 14 instructional or extracurricular activities promoting participation in 15 the electoral process. Such report shall further include the number of 16 registration forms distributed to and returned by each agency assisting 17 with voter registration pursuant to section 5-211 of this chapter. 18 Personally identifiable information pertaining to the assisted regis- 19 trants shall not be collected or included in the report. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08812-01-3