Int. No. 1115
By Council Member Cabrera
Title
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to agencies assisting eligible parolees with voter registration
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision b of section 1054 of chapter 46 of the New York city charter is amended to read as follows:
3. consistent with all state and local laws, coordinate the activities of all city agencies in general and specialized efforts to increase registration and voting including, but not limited to, the distribution of forms for citizens who use or come in contact with the services of city agencies and institutions; mailings by city agencies to reach citizens; cooperative efforts with non-partisan voter registration groups, community boards, agencies of city, state, and federal governments, and entities doing business in the city; the development and distribution of guidance for agencies designated as participating agencies pursuant to section 1057-a on the voting rights of formerly incarcerated persons; publicity and other efforts to educate youth about the importance of voting and to encourage eligible youth to register to vote; and other outreach programs;
? 2. The opening paragraph of section 1057-a of the New York city charter, as amended by local law number 52 for the year 2003, local law 63 for the year 2014 and local law 139 for the year 2016, is amended to read as follows:
Each agency designated as a participating agency under the provisions of this section shall implement and administer a program of distribution of voter registration forms pursuant to the provisions of this section. The following offices are hereby designated as participating voter registration agencies: The administration for children's services, the business integrity commission, the city clerk, the civilian complaint review board, the commission on human rights, community boards, the department of small business services, the...
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