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A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the department of probation informing persons of their voting rights

This bill would require that information on voting rights be distributed to persons sentenced to probation.

  • Enacted

History

Dec 29, 2018
Administration
City Charter Rule Adopted
Nov 28, 2018
City Council
Sent to Mayor by Council
Nov 28, 2018
City Council
Pass
Approved by Council

Affirmative

Negative

Absent

Non-voting

Nov 27, 2018
Committee on Governmental Operations
Hearing Held by Committee
Nov 27, 2018
Committee on Governmental Operations
Pass
Approved by Committee

Affirmative

Absent

Oct 3, 2018
Committee on Criminal Justice
Laid Over by Committee
Oct 3, 2018
Committee on Criminal Justice
Hearing Held by Committee
Oct 3, 2018
Committee on Governmental Operations
Laid Over by Committee
Oct 3, 2018
Committee on Governmental Operations
Hearing Held by Committee
Jan 31, 2018
City Council
Referred to Comm by Council
Jan 31, 2018
City Council
Introduced by Council

Int. No. 367

By Council Members Salamanca, Miller, Rivera, Ampry-Samuel, Kallos, Constantinides and Levin

 

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the department of probation informing persons of their voting rights

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

                     Section 1. Section 1057-a of the New York city charter is amended to add a new subdivision 10, to read as follows:

10. The department of probation shall, in addition to the other requirements of this section for participating agencies, distribute during the intake process, to any person sentenced to probation, a written notice on the voting rights of persons sentenced to probation in the state of New York. Such written notice shall be developed in consultation with the voter assistance advisory committee.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after becoming law.

 

BJR/JJD

LS 9061/Int. 1464-2017

LS 736

1/3/2018