Requires any student graduating from a high school in New York state be provided with a voter registration form

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Jamaal Bailey says this is needed

Although school districts throughout New York organize voter registra- tion drives and provide information regarding how and where to register to vote, there is no statutory requirement under New York State law for school districts in the state to provide eligible students matriculated within a school district with: (1) information regarding their eligibility to pre-register to vote, (2) information regarding where and how to register, (3) information regarding where and how to vote, (4) a voter registration application. The intent of this legislation is to require that the state board of education in conjunction with local boards of elections provide school boards with information materials and voter registration applications to graduating high school students of voting age to register for general elections, and to those who are eligible to pre-register to vote in primary elections, for local, state- wide, or federal elections. In order for democracy to thrive, it is critical that all eligible citi- zens participate in the right to vote. In New York State, voter regis- tration is instrumental in ensuring all those who are eligible to vote can vote.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.