Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day and provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage; enables the legislature to enact legislation permitting persons to register to vote on election day and also to implement adequate safeguards against fraud.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1978
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 14, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- 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 5 of article 2 of the constitution, in
relation to the ten day advance registration requirement
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 5 of arti-
2 cle 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 § 5. Laws shall be made for ascertaining, by proper proofs, the citi-
4 zens who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage hereby established,
5 and for the registration of voters[; which registration shall be
6 completed at least ten days before each election] with such provision as
7 in the judgment of the legislature is adequate to safeguard against
8 deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage. Such registration
9 shall not be required for town and village elections except by express
10 provision of law.
11 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
12 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
13 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
14 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
15 published for three months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89066-01-1
