A new bill set to be introduced in the New York City Council this week would allow voters to register to vote and apply for an absentee ballot simultaneously.

Councilman Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan) – who serves as Deputy Chair of the Council’s Jewish Caucus – will sponsor the measure, which is intended to streamline what is currently a slow process.

“Voters don’t actually plan their lives around Election Day,” Kallos said to the Daily News. “This is a transient city where people are moving to where affordable housing is. And this would help a huge group of voters to be able to register and get an absentee ballot.”