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2019 New York Laws
ELN - Election
Article 5 - Registration and Enrollment of Voters
Title 5 - Registration Records
5-507 - Voter Pre-Registration and Education on Voter Pre-Registration.

Universal Citation: NY Elec L § 5-507 (2019)
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* §   5-507.   Voter   pre-registration   and   education   on   voter
  pre-registration. 1. Pre-registration. A person who is at least  sixteen
  years  of  age  and  who  is otherwise qualified to register to vote may
  pre-register  to  vote,  and  shall  be  automatically  registered  upon
  reaching the age of eligibility as provided by this chapter.

2.  Encouragement  of student voter registration and pre-registration.
  Local boards of education are required  to  adopt  policies  to  promote
  student  voter  registration  and  pre-registration.  These policies may
  include collaboration with county boards of elections to  conduct  voter
  registration  and  pre-registration  in  high  schools.  Completion  and
  submission of voter registration or pre-registration forms shall not  be
  a course requirement or graded assignment for students.

* NB Effective January 1, 2020

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