Please note: this meeting has been deferred.
Meeting Name: Committee on Governmental Operations (inactive) Agenda status: Deferred
Meeting date/time: 2/13/2015 Deferred Minutes status: Deferred  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall
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Int 0536-2014 *Ben Kallos  Contemporaneous registration and absentee ballot application.IntroductionThis legislation would allow New York City residents who are qualified to register to vote, to apply for an absentee ballot at the same time as they register to vote or update their registration to reflect a change of address. The Board of Elections would also have to allow applicants who are not yet registered, but who are submitting a timely registration, to apply for an absentee ballot contemporaneously.   Action details Not available
Int 0659-2015 *Ben Kallos  Ceating an online voter information portal allowing absentee voters to track the status of their absentee application and ballot.IntroductionThis bill would require the New York City Board of Elections to provide a secure website and mobile application that would allow users to (1) track the status of their absentee application and ballot; (2) view their registration status; (3) view the party for which they are a registered member; (4) view the federal, state, and local election districts in which they reside; (5) know whether they are required to bring any form of identification to vote; (6) view which elections held over the previous four calendar years for which they were registered to vote and whether they voted; (7) view the address at which they were previously registered to vote; (8) provide the option to receive alerts, including when there is a change in their registration status; (9) providing access to existing resources including (a) registering to vote, (b) updating registration information, (c) viewing sample ballots, (d) polling place locations, (e) voting hours, (f) signing up as a poll workers, and (g) viewing the voter guide.   Action details Not available