A 2112: Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote in this state may apply personally for registration by appearing at the appropriate polling place for the election district in which such person resides on the day such polling place is open for voting; requires establishment of a procedure to enable such registrants to cast their votes at the appropriate polling places.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2112 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing for polling place voter registration for any qualified person who is not regis- tered to vote The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 5-210 of the election law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 3 1-a. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article relating 4 to registration requirements, any qualified person who is not registered 5 in this state may apply personally for registration and enrollment by 6 appearing at the appropriate polling place for the election district in 7 which they reside on the day of any primary, general or special election 8 during the hours that such polling place is open for voting, or at any 9 polling place for early voting established pursuant to section 8-600 of 10 this chapter in the county where they reside during the hours that such 11 polling place is open for early voting. To be eligible to register 12 pursuant to this subdivision, a person must provide acceptable forms of 13 identification containing proof of residence, as determined by state law 14 implementing the Help Americans Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-252). 15 Any person who so registers to vote shall execute the following instru- 16 ment in substantially the following form: 17 "I, (name), do hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that, to the 18 best of my knowledge, I am a qualified voter, having resided at (place 19 of residence) for at least thirty days immediately preceding this 20 election, that I am not disqualified on any legal grounds from voting 21 and that I have not already voted at this election." 22 (b) If a registrant is unable to provide valid proof of residence as 23 required by paragraph (a) of this subdivision, such registrant may be 24 allowed to register for and vote in any election by affidavit ballot. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01456-01-5 
 A. 2112 2 1 Such affidavit ballot shall not be counted until election officials can 2 determine such registrant's residence and eligibility to vote. 3 (c) The board of elections shall establish a procedure by which a 4 person who registers pursuant to this subdivision may cast their vote at 5 the appropriate polling place. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect the first of January next succeeding 7 the date on which it shall have become a law.