New York S 1775: Removes certain provisions relating to preclearance by the civil rights bureau of certain policies relating to voting; repealer

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S01775 Summary:

BILL NOS01775 

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SPONSORWALCZYK

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §17-210, §17-214 sub 3, §17-204 sub 9, amd §17-206, El L

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Removes certain provisions relating to preclearance by the civil rights bureau of certain qualifications, prerequisites to voting, laws, ordinances, standards, practices, procedures, regulations, or policies relating to voting.

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1775

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to removing certain
 provisions relating to preclearance by the civil rights bureau of
 certain policies relating to voting; and to repeal certain provisions
 of the election law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Section 17-210 of the election law is REPEALED.
 2 § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 of section 17-206 of the election
 3 law, as added by chapter 226 of the laws of 2022, and subparagraphs (i),
 4 (iii) and (iv) as amended by chapter 216 of the laws of 2024, is amended
 5 to read as follows:
 6 (c) If the governing body of a political subdivision lacks the author-
 7 ity under this title or applicable state law or local laws to enact or
 8 implement a remedy identified in a NYVRA resolution, or fails to enact
 9 or implement a remedy identified in a NYVRA resolution, within ninety
 10 days after the passage of the NYVRA resolution, [or if the political
 11 subdivision is a covered entity as defined under section 17-210 of this
 12 title,] the governing body of the political subdivision shall undertake
 13 the steps enumerated in the following provisions:
 14 (i) The governing body of the political subdivision may approve a
 15 proposed remedy that complies with this title and submit such a proposed
 16 remedy to the civil rights bureau no later than one hundred twenty days
 17 after the passage of the NYVRA resolution. Such a submission shall be
 18 referred to as a "NYVRA proposal" in this title.
 19 (ii) Prior to passing a NYVRA proposal, the political subdivision
 20 shall hold at least one public hearing, at which the public shall be
 21 invited to provide input regarding the NYVRA proposal. Before this hear-
 22 ing, the political subdivision may conduct outreach to the public,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05178-01-5

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 1 including to non-English-speaking communities, to encourage public
 2 participation.
 3 (iii) Within sixty days of receipt of a NYVRA proposal, the civil
 4 rights bureau shall grant or deny approval of the NYVRA proposal. The
 5 civil rights bureau may invoke an extension of up to twenty days to
 6 review the proposal.
 7 (iv) The civil rights bureau shall only grant approval to the NYVRA
 8 proposal if it concludes that: (A) the political subdivision may be in
 9 violation of this title; (B) the NYVRA proposal would remedy any poten-
 10 tial violation of this title cited in the NYVRA notification letter and
 11 would not give rise to any other violation of this title; (C) the NYVRA
 12 proposal is unlikely to violate the constitution or any relevant federal
 13 law; and (D) implementation of the NYVRA proposal is feasible.
 14 (v) If the civil rights bureau grants approval, the NYVRA proposal
 15 shall be enacted and implemented immediately, notwithstanding any other
 16 provision of law, including any other state or local law.
 17 (vi) [If the political subdivision is a covered entity as defined
 18 under section 17-210 of this title, the political subdivision shall not
 19 be required to obtain preclearance for the NYVRA proposal pursuant to
 20 such section upon approval of the NYVRA proposal