Int 0797-2026

Proposed Int. No. 797-A By the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams) and Council Members Brooks-Powers, Louis, Restler, Narcisse, Farías and Epstein ..Title A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to reporting on voter registration and voting in city jails ..Body Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 1057-a of the New York city charter, as added by local law number 61 for the year 2014, is amended to read as follows: 8. Each participating agency, other than community boards and the city clerk, shall submit semi-annual reports on their implementation of this section to the mayor’s office of operations. Such reports shall include the number of registration forms distributed, the number of registration forms completed at an agency office to the extent readily ascertainable, and the number of registration forms transmitted to the board of elections. Such a report required by this subdivision to be submitted by the department of correction by January 15 of each year shall include, for the prior year, the number of events held by such department to promote voter registration and voting for incarcerated individuals; the number of absentee ballots such department distributed to incarcerated individuals, disaggregated by facility; and the number of voter registration forms returned to such department disaggregated by facility and by the race, age, gender, disability status, and veteran status of such individual returning such form. Such reports shall be submitted to the mayor's office of operations by January 15 and July 15 of each year, with the first reports due by July 15, 2015. The mayor's office of operations shall compile such reports into a single report that disaggregates such data by agency, and shall deliver such compiled report to the speaker by February 15 and August 15 of each year, with the first such report due by August 15, 2015. § 2. This local law takes effect February 1, 2027. JMF LS # 4205 Int. 402-2024 10/14/26 6:47 PM