STATE OF NEW YORK
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4216
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 6, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. DILAN -- 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 6 of article 2 of the constitution, in
relation to the personal appearance requirement for voter registration
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 6 of arti-
2 cle 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 § 6. The legislature may provide by law for a system or systems of
4 registration whereby [upon personal application] a voter may be regis-
5 tered and his or her registration continued so long as he or she shall
6 remain qualified to vote from an address within the jurisdiction of the
7 board with which such voter is registered.
8 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
9 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
10 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
11 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
12 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.
LBD89084-01-7