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Council hearing highlights gaps in ballot-curing and reporting bills; advocates press state changes
Summary
Intro 7-86 (ballot curing/reporting) and Intro 7-97 (annual reporting on jail voting) were discussed; DOC warned of operational and legal limits for curing while advocates and BOE urged state action and broader legislation (Democracy During Detention Act).
City Council members used the April 16 oversight hearing to drill into two local bills intended to improve transparency and remedies for absentee ballots from people detained at Rikers Island.
Intro 7-86 would require the Department of Correction to work with the Board of Elections to establish procedures for curing ballots for people in correctional custody and to report outcomes related to ballot defects and rejections over a five-year period. Intro 7-97 would require annual DOC reporting on voter registration and voting activity in city jails, disaggregated by facility and demographic information.
Deputy Commissioner Nell Colon told the council DOC shares the goal…
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