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Meeting Name: Committee on Criminal Justice Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/14/2026 10:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall
Jointly with the Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
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T2026-1547 *   Oversight - Voting on Rikers.Oversight    Not available Not available
Int 0786-2026 *Selvena N. Brooks-Powers  Procedures for and reporting on curing ballots for voters in department of correction custody.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commissioner of Correction to collaborate with the Board of Elections to create procedures for curing ballots for voters in the custody of the Department of Correction. The Commissioner would also be charged with helping incarcerated voters get new ballots when their previous ballot has an uncurable defect. Additionally, this bill would require the Department of Correction to report on statistics over the last five years regarding curing ballots for voters in their custody, such as how many cure affirmations were delivered to voters in their custody and how many cure affirmations were returned to the Board of Elections, as well as collaborating with the Department of Correction to determine how many ballots had uncurable defects and how many ballots were ultimately rejected and not counted.   Not available Not available
Int 0797-2026 *Public Advocate Jumaane Williams  Requiring a report on voter registration in city jails.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Correction to annually report on voter registration activities in city jails.   Not available Not available
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