File #: Int 0565-2024    Version: * Name: Providing survivors of domestic violence with guidance on making voter registration records confidential and voting by special ballot.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
On agenda: 3/7/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to providing survivors of domestic violence with guidance on making voter registration records confidential and voting by special ballot
Sponsors: Gale A. Brewer, Shahana K. Hanif, Sandra Ung, Lincoln Restler, Crystal Hudson, Tiffany Cabán, Carlina Rivera , Julie Menin, Pierina Ana Sanchez, Kalman Yeger , Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Chris Banks, Lynn C. Schulman, Diana I. Ayala, Kamillah Hanks, Chi A. Ossé, Shekar Krishnan, James F. Gennaro, Mercedes Narcisse, Farah N. Louis
Council Member Sponsors: 20
Summary: This bill would require the Campaign Finance Board to develop and regularly update guidance on the procedures under the New York State Election Law for making a voter record confidential and for voting by special ballot. In addition, the bill would require the Office to End Domestic and Gender–Based Violence (ENDGBV) to distribute such guidance to individuals receiving services at Family Justice Centers, and to provide such individuals with assistance in preparing and submitting written statements to the Board of Elections for the purpose of making their voter records confidential or establishing their eligibility to vote by special ballot. ENDGBV would also be required to collaborate with other city agencies to distribute such guidance.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 565, 2. Int. No. 565, 3. March 7, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-7-24, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - March 7, 2024

Int. No. 565

 

By Council Members Brewer, Hanif, Ung, Restler, Hudson, Cabán, Rivera, Menin, Sanchez, Yeger, Brooks-Powers, Banks, Schulman, Ayala, Hanks, Ossé, Krishnan, Gennaro, Narcisse and Louis

 

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to providing survivors of domestic violence with guidance on making voter registration records confidential and voting by special ballot

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1.  Subdivision 10 of section 1057-a of the New York city charter, as added by local law number 6 for the year 2019, is redesignated subdivision 11 and a new subdivision 12 is added to read as follows:

12. In addition to the other requirements of this section:

a. The campaign finance board, in collaboration with the office to end domestic and gender-based violence, shall produce and regularly update written guidance on the procedures for making a voter registration record confidential pursuant to section 5-508 of the election law and for voting by special ballot pursuant to section 11-306 of the election law; and

b. The office to end domestic and gender-based violence shall:

(1) Distribute such written guidance to individuals receiving services at family justice centers within the meaning of section 3-180 of the administrative code;

(2) In collaboration with the administration for children's services, the commission on human rights, community boards, the department of health and mental hygiene, the department of homeless services, the department of housing preservation and development, the department of youth and community development, and the human resources administration, distribute such written guidance to survivors within the meaning of section 3-180 of the administrative code who are receiving services and

(2) Upon request, assist such individuals in preparing and submitting any written statement that may be required in order to make a voter registration record confidential pursuant to section 5-508 of the election law or vote by special ballot pursuant to section 11-306 of the election law.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

 

 

 

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