Allows individuals detained in correctional facilities to vote at polling places within the facility if they are registered and eligible.

New York Assembly Bill A07857 allows individuals detained in any correctional or local correctional facility to vote at polling places located within the facility if they are registered to vote and are otherwise eligible. The bill mandates the establishment of polling places within correctional facilities and provides for automatic changes in voter status. It also includes bipartisan boards of elections officials and inspectors as persons who may visit correctional facilities. The bill aims to ensure that detained individuals have equitable access to voting.

Allows individuals detained in correctional facilities to vote at polling places within the facility if they are registered and eligible.

New York Assembly Bill A07857 allows individuals detained in any correctional or local correctional facility to vote at polling places located within the facility if they are registered to vote and are otherwise eligible. The bill mandates the establishment of polling places within correctional facilities and provides for automatic changes in voter status. It also includes bipartisan boards of elections officials and inspectors as persons who may visit correctional facilities. The bill aims to ensure that detained individuals have equitable access to voting.