The New York City Council - File #: Int 0367-2018

• File #: Int 0367-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Dept of probation informing persons of their voting rights.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 1/31/2018
• In control: Committee on Governmental Operations
• On agenda: 1/31/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the department of probation informing persons of their voting rights
• Sponsors: Rafael Salamanca, Jr., I. Daneek Miller

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 367

By Council Members Salamanca and Miller

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the department of probation informing persons of their voting rights

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

                     Section 1. Section 1057-a of the New York city charter is amended to add a new subdivision 10, to read as follows:

10. The department of probation shall, in addition to the other requirements of this section for participating agencies, distribute during the intake process, to any person sentenced to probation, a written notice on the voting rights of persons sentenced to probation in the state of New York. Such written notice shall be developed in consultation with the voter assistance advisory committee.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after becoming law.

BJR/JJD

LS 9061/Int. 1464-2017

LS 736

1/3/2018