ARE THERE ANY RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH VOTER REGISTRATION IN NYC LAW?
Yes, It’s back on the radar screen: On November 30, 2004 the NY City Council Government Operations Committee Meeting focused on Electoral Reform. Recently, city council members proposed amending the existing NYC Pro-Voter Act. Good government groups such as NYPIRG and others, testified to the need for amending and strengthening the existing law to encourage agencies to register voters. Recent NYC council member-sponsored PROPOSED changes to the Pro-Voter Act (voter registration law) include: – Mandated annual training to social service agencies by the Voter Assistance Commission; – More specific language regarding the provision of and assistance with voter registration forms to clients; – Designating a voter registration coordinator within each agency; – Requiring each agency to provide the same degree of assistance with regard to voter registration application form as is provided by the agency with regard to the completion of its own forms; – Requiring agencies to prominently display
