STATE OF NEW YORK
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5493
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 21, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- 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 7 of article 2 of the Constitution, in
relation to requiring the use of paper ballots in elections
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 7 of arti-
2 cle 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 § 7. All elections by the citizens, except for such town officers as
4 may by law be directed to be otherwise chosen, shall be by paper ballot,
5 [or by such other method as may be prescribed by law, provided] such
6 that secrecy in voting be preserved. The legislature shall provide for
7 identification of voters through their signatures in all cases where
8 personal registration is required and shall also provide for the signa-
9 tures, at the time of voting, of all persons voting in person by ballot
10 [or voting machine], whether or not they have registered in person, save
11 only in cases of illiteracy or physical disability.
12 § 2. Resolved (if the concur), That the foregoing amendment be
13 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
14 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
15 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
16 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89096-01-5
