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A07748 Summary:

A07748 Actions:

A07748 Committee Votes:

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:05/16/2022AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Excused
Blankenbush
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Excused
Benedetto
Excused
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Excused
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye

Committee:ELECTION LAW   Chair:Walker      
DATE:05/10/2022AYE/NAY:15/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        Correction Date:05/20/2022
Walker
Aye
Norris
Aye
Galef
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Tague
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Jacobson
Aye
Sillitti
Aye
Mamdani
Aye
Burgos
Aye
Gallagher
Aye
Rivera
Aye

A07748 Floor Votes:

A07748 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A7748A
 
SPONSOR: Thiele (MS)

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing registra-
tion records of victims of sexual violence to be kept confidential in
certain cases
 
 
PURPOSE:
 
This bill allows victims of a crime as defined in article 30 of the
penal law protection against their attacker by enabling them to have
their voter records sealed. The victim can do this by applying to the
Board of Elections for the county where the victim is registered, who
may then require confidentiality of the records.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section One amends section 5-508 of the election law, to add victims of
victims of a crime as defined in article 30 of the penal law to those
eligible for confidentiality of election registration records.
 
Section Two is the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Under current law, victims of domestic violence may apply to the Board
of Elections to have their voter records kept confidential. Upon receipt
of this request, the Board of Elections may issue an order that the
victim's information will be kept separate from the records which are
available for public inspection.
 
This bill extends that protection to victims a crime as defined in arti-
cle 30 of the Penal Law of to whom anonymity is not currently provided.
It is equally important for victims of these heinous crimes to be
protected from their attackers, and this legislation closes the gap in
the current law to allow sexual violence victims the same protection as
victims of domestic violence so that they too can feel secure in regis-
tering to vote.
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2019-20: S.257/A.7617 Passed Senate
 
2017-18: S.1445/A.8000
 
2015-16: S.3131/A.5563
 
2014-15: S.1685/A.8902
 
2011-12: S.40738 of 2011-2012; Passed Senate
 
2010: S.7424B/A.11014A
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
such date.

A07748 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7748--A
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 21, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. THIELE, CAHILL, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, MAGNARELLI,
          McDONOUGH, OTIS, STECK, ZEBROWSKI, PAULIN -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
          of  A.  ABBATE, AUBRY, BARCLAY, COOK, CYMBROWITZ, J. M. GIGLIO -- read
          once and referred to the Committee on Election Law --  recommitted  to
          the Committee on Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
          2  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
          and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  authorizing  registra-
          tion  records of victims of sexual violence to be kept confidential in
          certain cases
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 2 of section 5-508 of the
     2  election law, as amended by chapter 521 of the laws of 2021, is  amended
     3  to read as follows:
     4    (a)  A  victim of domestic violence or any person who is a victim of a
     5  crime defined in article one hundred thirty of the penal law may deliver
     6  to the board of elections, in the county wherein such victim of domestic
     7  violence or victim of a crime defined in article one hundred  thirty  of
     8  the penal law is registered or intends to be registered pursuant to this
     9  article,  in  person  or by mail, a signed written statement swearing or
    10  affirming:
    11    (i) that such person is the victim of domestic violence or victim of a
    12  crime defined in article one hundred thirty of the penal law; and
    13    (ii) that because of the threat of physical or emotional harm to them-
    14  self or to family or household members, such  person  wishes  for  their
    15  registration record to be kept confidential.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    17  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    18  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    19  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
    20  before such date.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06943-02-2

A07748 LFIN:

 
NO LFIN

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