Laws of New York (Last Updated: November 21, 2014) |
NYC New York City Charter |
Chapter 46. ELECTIONS AND VOTER ASSISTANCE |
Section 1055. Coordinator of voter assistance
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The commission shall appoint, upon nomination of the mayor, a coordinator of voter assistance. The coordinator shall: 1. encourage and facilitate voter registration and voting by all residents of New York City who are eligible to vote and recommend methods to increase the rate of registration and voting by such residents; 2. identify groups or categories of such residents who are underrepresented among those registered and those voting and recommend methods to increase the rate of voter registration and voting among such groups and categories; 3. adopt rules establishing the content and format for city agencies to follow in preparing the annual voter assistance plans required by section one thousand fifty-six of this charter; 4. consistent with all state and local laws, coordinate the activities of all city agencies in general and specialized efforts to increase registration and voting including, but not limited to, the distribution of forms for citizens who use or come in contact with the services of city agencies and institutions; mailings by city agencies to reach citizens; cooperative efforts with non-partisan voter registration groups, community boards, agencies of city, state, and federal governments, and entities doing business in the city; and publicity and other outreach programs. 5. monitor voter registration and voting in New York City, and receive citizen complaints regarding such processes; 6. submit annually, no later than July thirtieth in each year, to the voter assistance commission a public report on the state of voter registration and participation in the city. Such report shall include, but not be limited to (a) a description of the activities of the voter assistance program and the effectiveness of those activities in achieving the goals of the program; (b) the number of voter registration forms distributed by the program, the manner in which those forms were distributed and the estimated number of persons registered through the activities of the program; (c) the number and characteristics of citizens registered and unregistered to vote during the previous primary, general and special elections and for the most recent time period for which such information is available; (d) the number and characteristics of citizens who voted during the previous primary, general and special elections; (e) a review and analysis of the voter registration and voting processes in New York City during the previous year; (f) recommendations for increasing voter registration and participation; and (g) any other information or analysis the commission deems necessary and appropriate; and 7. prepare and publish studies and reports on issues of relevance to voter registration and participation in New York City.