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Dinowitz confirms voter registration compliance under Local Law 189

New York City Council · Oct 20, 2026 · starts 1:18:51 · 1 min 2 sec

Dinowitz asks whether DOE is complying with Local Law 189 of 2025 requiring coded voter registration forms. Ryle says DOE sends every eligible school a box with materials and coded forms ahead of Civics Week.

Rita C. Joseph

Cheer, Dunoids.

Eric Dinowitz

Thank you.

Eric Dinowitz

Councilmember Frias asked about the voter registration.

Eric Dinowitz

I just want to confirm that you're in compliance.

Eric Dinowitz

It was with a law, I think that we passed, local law 189 of 2025.

Eric Dinowitz

That requires the DOE to provide coded voter registration forms to all students.

Eric Dinowitz

Is it?

Jenna Ryle

Yes, ahead of Civics Week, we send every school that has students of voter registration age a box with materials for information and education, and then also with those registration forms.

Jenna Ryle

Last year was the first time they were coded.

Eric Dinowitz

Okay, and back in my day, I'm old enough, I'm at that age where I say back in my day, back in my day, Reed is much younger than me, so she doesn't have a back in my day, but I do.

Eric Dinowitz

And back in my day, when I was a young whippersnapper, and other things old people say,

Eric Dinowitz

I had to go with the voter registration forms to the social studies class and do that.

Eric Dinowitz

So it's Councilmember Stevens'bill that that's a reality because of her.

Eric Dinowitz

So I want to thank her.