New York State Legislators passed major voting reform bills on Monday to make voting easier for New yorkers and ban corporate contributions. The legislation passed in the senate and the assembly.

The new bill bans the forming of limited liability companies (LLC) to get around campaign contribution limits. IT will also enforce a no-excuse absentee voting by mail. No reason will be necessary to cast an absentee vote.

New York State will now have early voting for 10 days ahead of a primary day and election day. Orange County will have at least four early voting sites with one site per every 50,000 registered voters.

“I am proud to have sponsored these voting reforms bills which are long overdue,” said Assemblyman Jonathan Jacobson of the 104th District. “Registering to vote and voting should be simple and easy.”

The legislation will make registering to vote simple with pre-registration for minors 16 and 17 years old, and with same-day registration. It will also not be necessary to re-register when moving from one county to another within New York. Voter registration will follow the voter when moving within the state.

Local, state and federal primary elections for all offices will be moved to the same day going forward, the fourth Tuesday in June.

“We are taking action to make it easier for New Yorkers to participate in the democratic process and crack down on corporate influences in our election,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo. “These proposals will not only modernize our voting laws, they will remove barriers that have prevented and discouraged voters from exercising their sacred right to vote. I look forward to working with [the legislature] to finish the job and enact these additional measure into the law in the budget. The time is now.”

The new legislation is part of the Governors 100 day agenda, and will be included in the 2019 executive budget.