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NY A04448
NY A04448Relates to voting and registration for voting by formerly incarcerated individuals convicted of a felony.
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Introduced
02/04/2021
02/04/2021
In Committee
03/01/2021
03/01/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 General Assembly
Bill Summary
Relates to voting and registration for voting by people released on parole; requires that before accepting a guilty plea a court must advise the defendant on the record that such conviction will result in their loss of the right to vote while they are serving such sentence; provides such individual shall then be notified verbally and in writing that their voting rights will be restored upon release.
AI Summary
This bill relates to voting and registration for voting by formerly incarcerated individuals convicted of a felony. The key provisions of the bill are:
1. It amends the Election Law to restore the right to vote for individuals who have been convicted of a felony and are serving a sentence of imprisonment, upon their release from incarceration. Previously, these individuals were not allowed to vote while serving their sentence.
2. It requires courts to advise defendants pleading guilty to a felony that their conviction will result in the loss of their right to vote while incarcerated, and that their voting rights will be restored upon release.
3. It requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to notify individuals upon their release from a correctional facility, both verbally and in writing, that their voting rights will be restored. It also requires the department to provide them with a voter registration form and assistance in completing it.
4. It establishes similar requirements for individuals being released from local correctional facilities and those serving a period of community supervision.
5. It directs the State Board of Elections to develop and implement an educational program for relevant officials and the public regarding the new voting rights provisions for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (53)
Sandy Galef (D)*,
Andrew Hevesi (D)*,
Bill Magnarelli (D)*,
Danny O'Donnell (D)*,
Amy Paulin (D)*,
Gary Pretlow (D)*,
Fred Thiele (D)*,
Thomas Abinanti (D),
Khaleel Anderson (D),
Charles Barron (D),
Michael Benedetto (D),
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),
Chris Burdick (D),
Kenny Burgos (D),
Robert Carroll (D),
Sarah Clark (D),
Vivian Cook (D),
Catalina Cruz (D),
Taylor Darling (D),
Carmen De La Rosa (D),
Inez Dickens (D),
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),
Harvey Epstein (D),
Nathalia Ferna´ndez (D),
Emily Gallagher (D),
Jessica González-Rojas (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Alicia Hyndman (D),
Chantel Jackson (D),
Jonathan Jacobson (D),
Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D),
Anna Kelles (D),
Donna Lupardo (D),
Zohran Mamdani (D),
John McDonald (D),
Demond Meeks (D),
Marcela Mitaynes (D),
Yuh-Line Niou (D),
Steve Otis (D),
Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D),
N. Nick Perry (D),
Dan Quart (D),
Diana Richardson (D),
Linda Rosenthal (D),
Nily Rozic (D),
Nader Sayegh (D),
Rebecca Seawright (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Phara Souffrant Forrest (D),
Al Taylor (D),
Latrice Walker (D),
David Weprin (D),
Stefani Zinerman (D),
Last Action
substituted by s830b (on 03/10/2021)
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