Establishes fraud relating to voter registration forms as a class B misdemeanor.
This bill amends the penal law by adding a new section that establishes fraud relating to voter registration forms as a class B misdemeanor. It prohibits individuals and organizations from distributing voter registration forms with marked or checked party affiliation boxes. A person is guilty of this offense if they knowingly distribute such forms with knowledge that the boxes have been marked by someone other than the voter or applicant. The act takes effect immediately.
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