New York S05972 authorizes voting by incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities and requires the Department of Corrections and Community.
New York S05972 amends the election law to authorize incarcerated individuals to vote while in state or local correctional facilities, considering them residents of their previous addresses. The bill requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, in collaboration with state and county boards of election, to establish a program facilitating incarcerated individuals' voter registration and voting. This includes providing voter registration forms, assistance, and absentee ballots.
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