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If there is going to be automatic voter registration in New York state, Assemblyman Andrew Goodell and a smattering of his Republican colleagues want to see additional state agencies enrolling voters.
The state Assembly last week passed A.2574, sponsored by Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, D-Brooklyn, to amend the automatic voting registration legislation passed in 2020.
The updated legislation begins automatic voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles on Jan. 1, 2023, followed by the state Health Department, state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, state Labor Department, Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services Vocational Rehabilitation, county and city social services departments and the New York City Housing Authority on Jan. 1, 2024. Starting Jan. 1, 2025, automatic voter registration will begin on SUNY campuses.