New York S 1299: Enacts the voter registration integrity act

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S01299 Summary:

BILL NOS01299 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04402

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SPONSORBORRELLO

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COSPNSRHELMING, OBERACKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §5-210, El L

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Enacts the voter registration integrity act; requires a birth certificate, passport, certificate of naturalization or citizenship, evidence of New York state residency, or any other documentation that the board of elections determines establishes United States citizenship.

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BILL NOS01299 

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01/09/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1299

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. BORRELLO, HELMING, OBERACKER -- 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 enacting the "voter
 registration integrity act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "voter registration integrity act".
 3 § 2. Section 5-210 of the election law is amended by adding a new
 4 subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
 5 5-a. In addition to documentation of New York residency, the board of
 6 elections shall require that each first-time voter registration applica-
 7 tion include one of the following:
 8 (a) an original or certified copy of a birth certificate establishing
 9 United States citizenship;
 10 (b) a valid United States passport;
 11 (c) a certificate of naturalization or citizenship; or
 12 (d) such other documentation that the board of elections determines
 13 establishes United States citizenship.
 14 § 3. Clause (D) of subparagraph (viii) of paragraph (k) of subdivision
 15 5 of section 5-210 of the election law, as amended by chapter 113 of the
 16 laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 17 (D) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government
 18 check, paycheck or other government document that shows the name and
 19 address of the voter; and
 20 (E) in addition to documentation of New York residency, a copy of one
 21 of the following:
 22 (1) an original or certified copy of a birth certificate establishing
 23 United States citizenship;
 24 (2) a valid United States passport;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01611-01-5

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 1 (3) a certificate of naturalization or citizenship; or
 2 (4) such other documentation that the board of elections determines
 3 establishes United States citizenship.
 4 § 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 5 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 6 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 7 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 8 on or before such effective date.

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