Dwyer repeated her concerns with the bill, but she's open to a compromise. She is urging legislators to amend the measure and remove a citizenship question from the driver's license application for undocumented immigrants.

When applying for a driver's license, Dwyer explained, the applicant is asked if they are a U.S. citizen. If the applicant answers yes, then they are given the option of registering to vote.

If they register to vote through the Department of Motor Vehicles, Dwyer believes there isn't a way for the Board of Elections to verify whether the individual is a U.S. citizen.

Katie Lacey, the Democratic elections commissioner in Cayuga County, disputed this in March. She said if someone does register to vote through the DMV process, they wouldn't be automatically added to the voter rolls. The county and state election boards would need to verify their forms.

The legislation hasn't been considered by the state Assembly or Senate. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced last week that there is enough support among Democrats for the bill to pass. Sepulveda's bill in the state Senate has 24 cosponsors, including Syracuse state Sen. Rachel May.