New York A 7811: Relates to creating the "modernized voter registration act of New York"; modernizes voter registration, promotes access to voting for individuals with disabilities

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A07811 Summary:

BILL NOA07811 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWalker

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COSPNSRRamos, Cook, Hyndman, Bichotte Hermelyn, Rivera, Zinerman

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Relates to creating the "modernized voter registration act of New York"; modernizes voter registration; promotes access to voting for individuals with disabilities; protects the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for local and state office and makes an appropriation therefor.

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BILL NOA07811 

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04/11/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7811

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER, RAMOS, COOK, HYNDMAN, BICHOTTE HERMELYN,
 RIVERA, ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to modernizing voter
 registration, promoting access to voting for individuals with disabil-
 ities, protecting the ability of individuals to exercise the right to
 vote in elections for local and state office; and making an appropri-
 ation therefor

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "modernized
 2 voter registration act of New York".
 3 § 2. Title 2 of article 5 of the election law is amended by adding ten
 4 new sections 5-200, 5-232, 5-234, 5-236, 5-238, 5-240, 5-242, 5-244,
 5 5-246 and 5-248 to read as follows:
 6 § 5-200. Automated voter registration. 1. Notwithstanding any other
 7 manner of registration required by this article, each person in the
 8 state qualified to vote pursuant to section 5-102 of this article, shall
 9 be automatically registered to vote as provided in this section,
 10 provided that the person consents to voter registration.
 11 2. The state board of elections or county board of elections shall
 12 register to vote or update the registration record of any person in the
 13 state qualified to vote pursuant to section 5-102 of this article who
 14 consents to the registration or update and does any of the following:
 15 (a) completes an application for a new or renewed driver's license,
 16 non-driver identification card, pre-licensing course certificate,
 17 learner's permit or certification of supervised driving with the depart-
 18 ment of motor vehicles, or notifies such department in writing of a
 19 change of name or address;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06377-01-5

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 1 (b) completes an application for services, renewal or recertification
 2 for services, or change of address relating to such services from agen-
 3 cies designated in section 5-211 of this title;
 4 (c) completes an application for services, renewal or recertification
 5 for services, or change of address relating to such services from any
 6 municipal housing authority as set forth in article thirteen of the
 7 public housing law;
 8 (d) registers for classes at institutions of the state university of
 9 New York or the city university of New York;
 10 (e) completes a maximum sentence of imprisonment or is discharged from
 11 parole;
 12 (f) completes an application for unemployment insurance;
 13 (g) becomes a member or employee of the New York division of military
 14 and naval affairs; or
 15 (h) completes an application with any other state or federal agency
 16 designated as a source agency pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision
 17 three of this section.
 18 3. (a) The term "source agency" includes the department of motor vehi-
 19 cles, any government agency designated pursuant to section 5-211 of this
 20 title, the state university of New York and the city university of New
 21 York, all public housing authorities listed in article thirteen of the
 22 public housing law, the department of corrections and community super-
 23 vision, the department of labor, the New York division of milita