Section 3-209. A  


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  • Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited
      as the "Young Adult Voter Registration Act."
        b. Registration of voters. Each public or private high  school  within
      the  city  shall  make  available during the school year to seniors such
      materials as may be published by the  board  of  elections  relating  to
      voter  registration  and,  where appropriate, shall provide applications
      for registration and enrollment, and may assist in the execution of such
      applications.
        c. Registration of graduating seniors. The department of education  of
      the  city of New York shall provide a postage paid board of elections of
      the city of New York voter registration form to each graduating  student
      who  receives  a  high  school  diploma,  including but not limited to a
      Regents, local, general equivalency or Individualized Education  Program
      diploma.  The  department  shall deliver such voter registration form to
      each graduating student at the same time and in the same  manner  as  it
      delivers diplomas to each such student.
        d. Forms to be available at school. The department of education of the
      city of New York shall ensure that postage paid board of elections voter
      registration  forms  are available in the main or central office of each
      high school under the jurisdiction of the department  for  students  who
      wish to obtain one. The department shall also ensure that each such high
      school  provides  adequate notice to its students of the availability of
      such forms in its main or central office.
        e. Sufficient quantity of forms. The department shall request from the
      board of elections of the city of New  York  a  sufficient  quantity  of
      voter registration forms to meet the requirements of this subdivision.