S 10610

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                                   10610
                             I N  S E N A T E
                               May 29, 2026
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 Introduced  by  Sen. ZELLNER -- 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 enabling  constitution-
   ally-qualified  electors  to  register to vote and to cast a ballot on
   the same day at a polling location
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  8-302 of the election law is
 amended by adding four new paragraphs (f), (g), (h), and (i) to read  as
 follows:
   (F) "CONDITIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION" MEANS A PROPERLY EXECUTED AFFIDA-
 VIT  IN  THE  FORM  DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (E) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AT AN
 EARLY VOTING OR ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATION AND WHICH  MAY  BE  DEEMED
 EFFECTIVE  AFTER  THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PROCESSES THE AFFIDAVIT, DETER-
 MINES THE REGISTRANT'S ELIGIBILITY TO REGISTER, AND VALIDATES THE REGIS-
 TRANT'S INFORMATION, AS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (H) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (G) IN ADDITION TO OTHER METHODS OF VOTER REGISTRATION PROVIDED  UNDER
 THIS  CHAPTER, AN ELECTOR WHO IS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED TO REGISTER TO VOTE
 AND TO CAST A BALLOT UNDER SECTIONS ONE AND THREE OF ARTICLE TWO OF  THE
 NEW  YORK  STATE CONSTITUTION MAY COMPLETE A CONDITIONAL VOTER REGISTRA-
 TION AND CAST AN AFFIDAVIT BALLOT AT AN EARLY  VOTING  OR  ELECTION  DAY
 POLLING  LOCATION  AT ANY TIME PERMISSIBLE UNDER SECTION FIVE OF ARTICLE
 TWO OF THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION, OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON  THE  TIME
 FOR REGISTRATION IN THIS CHAPTER NOTWITHSTANDING.
   (H)  (1) A CONDITIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION SHALL BE DEEMED EFFECTIVE IF
 THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS ABLE TO DETERMINE BEFORE OR DURING THE CANVASS
 PERIOD FOR THE ELECTION THAT THE REGISTRANT IS ELIGIBLE TO  REGISTER  TO
 VOTE  AND  THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE REGISTRANT ON THE REGIS-
 TRATION AFFIDAVIT MATCHES INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A DATABASE MAINTAINED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR  VEHICLES  OR  THE  FEDERAL  SOCIAL  SECURITY
 ADMINISTRATION.
   (2)  IF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE REGISTRANT ON THE REGISTRATION
 AFFIDAVIT CANNOT BE VERIFIED BASED ON INFORMATION CONTAINED IN  A  DATA-
 BASE  MAINTAINED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR VEHICLES OR THE FEDERAL
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09300-01-5
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 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, BUT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  IS  ABLE  TO
 DETERMINE  THAT THE REGISTRANT IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, THE REGIS-
 TRANT SHALL BE ISSUED A VOTER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND THE  CONDITIONAL
 VOTER REGISTRATION SHALL BE DEEMED EFFECTIVE.
   (I)  THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL OFFER CONDITIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION
 AND VOTING PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  ALL  OF  THE
 FOLLOWING PROCEDURES:
   (1)  THE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE CONDITIONAL VOTER REGISTRA-
 TION AND VOTING PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE  AT  ALL  EARLY  VOTING  AND
 ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS.
   (2) THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ADVISE REGISTRANTS THAT A CONDITIONAL
 VOTER  REGISTRATION  WILL  BE EFFECTIVE ONLY IF THE REGISTRANT IS DETER-
 MINED TO BE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THE ELECTION AND THE INFOR-
 MATION PROVIDED BY THE REGISTRANT ON THE REGISTRATION AFFIDAVIT IS VERI-
 FIED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (H) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (3) THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL CONDUCT THE RECEIPT AND  HANDLING  OF
 EACH  CONDITIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION AND OFFER AND RECEIVE A CORRESPOND-
 ING BALLOT IN A MANNER THAT PROTECTS  THE  SECRECY  OF  THE  BALLOT  AND
 ALLOWS THE ELECTIONS OFFICIAL TO PROCESS THE REGISTRATION, DETERMINE THE
 REGISTRANT'S  ELIGIBILITY  TO  REGISTER,  AND  VALIDATE THE REGISTRANT'S
 INFORMATION BEFORE COUNTING OR REJECTING THE CORRESPONDING BALLOT.
   (4) AFTER RECEIVING A CONDITIONAL VOTER  REGISTRATION,  THE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  SHALL  PROCESS  THE  REGISTRATION, DETERMINE THE REGISTRANT'S
 ELIGIBILITY TO REGISTER, AND ATTEMPT TO VALIDATE THE REGISTRANT'S INFOR-
 MATION.
   (5) IF A CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION IS DEEMED EFFECTIVE,  THE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  CORRESPONDING  BALLOT  IN  THE  OFFICIAL
 CANVASS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.