New York S 5679: Authorizes United States citizens currently residing outside the United States whose last residence was in NY to vote in certain federal elections

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S05679 Summary:

BILL NOS05679 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00366

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §11-200, El L

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Authorizes United States citizens currently residing outside the United States whose last residence in the United States was in the state of New York to vote in certain federal elections.

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BILL NOS05679 

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02/27/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5679

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing United
 States citizens currently residing outside the United States whose
 last residence in the United States was in the state of New York to
 vote in certain federal elections

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 11-200 of the election law, as
 2 amended by chapter 99 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. Every citizen of the United States now residing outside the United
 5 States whose last domicile in the United States immediately prior to
 6 [his] such citizen's departure from the United States was in the state
 7 of New York, shall be entitled to vote from such last domicile, as a
 8 special federal voter in all primary, special and general elections for
 9 the public offices or party positions of president and vice-president of
 10 the United States, United States senator, representative in congress and
 11 delegates and alternate delegates to a national convention, provided
 12 such citizen, at the time of such departure from the United States,
 13 could have met all the present qualifications of this chapter to vote in
 14 federal elections from such last domicile, except the qualification with
 15 respect to minimum voting age, even though such citizen does not now
 16 maintain a place of abode or domicile in the state of New York, and
 17 provided further that such citizen does not maintain a place of abode or
 18 domicile, is not registered to vote and is not voting in any other
 19 election district[,] or state[, territory or possession of the United
 20 States] and provided further that such citizen has a valid passport or
 21 card of identity and registration issued under the authority of the
 22 secretary of state of the United States.
 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00273-01-5

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