New York A04973 aims to authorize voting by incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities.

New York A04973 requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, in collaboration with state and county boards of election, to establish a program to facilitate incarcerated individuals' voter registration and voting. This program includes access and assistance with voter registration forms and a mechanism for voting, such as absentee ballots. The bill also ensures that incarcerated individuals' voter registrations are not canceled while they are incarcerated and mandates that they be notified of their voting rights before release.

New York A04973 aims to authorize voting by incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities.

New York A04973 requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, in collaboration with state and county boards of election, to establish a program to facilitate incarcerated individuals' voter registration and voting. This program includes access and assistance with voter registration forms and a mechanism for voting, such as absentee ballots. The bill also ensures that incarcerated individuals' voter registrations are not canceled while they are incarcerated and mandates that they be notified of their voting rights before release.