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S03231 Summary:

BILL NOS03231
 
SAME ASSAME AS A06590
 
SPONSORBAILEY
 
COSPNSRGOUNARDES, JACKSON
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd Art 2 §1, Constn
 
Relates to the qualification of voters; provides that a citizen who is seventeen years of age at the time of a primary election and who will be eighteen years of age at the time of the general election for which such primary election is held, shall be eligible to vote in such primary election.
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S03231 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3231
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 24, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
        proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 2 of the constitution, in
          relation to the qualifications of voters

     1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 1 of  arti-
     2  cle 2 of the constitution shall be amended to read as follows:
     3    Section  1.  Every citizen shall be entitled to vote at every election
     4  for all officers elected by the people and upon all questions  submitted
     5  to  the  vote of the people provided that such citizen is eighteen years
     6  of age or over and shall have been a resident of this state, and of  the
     7  county,  city,  or  village  for thirty days next preceding an election;
     8  provided, however, that a citizen who is seventeen years of age at   the
     9  time  of a primary election and who will be eighteen years of age at the
    10  time of the general election for which such primary  election  is  held,
    11  shall  be  eligible to vote in such primary election.
    12    § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred
    13  to the first  regular  legislative  session  convening  after  the  next
    14  succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
    15  ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
    16  months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89058-01-5
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