New York A 7641: Authorizes religious observance as a cause for absentee voting

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A07641 Summary:

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Amends constitution to authorize religious observance as a cause for absentee voting.

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04/04/2025referred to election law

04/11/2025to attorney-general for opinion

05/05/2025opinion referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to election law

01/08/2026to attorney-general for opinion

01/30/2026opinion referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7641

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Election Law

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 2 of the constitution, in
 relation to authorizing religious observance as a cause for absentee
 voting

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of article
 2 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 3 § 2. The legislature may, by general law, provide a manner in which,
 4 and the time and place at which, qualified voters who, on the occurrence
 5 of any election, may be absent from the county of their residence or, if
 6 residents of the city of New York, from the city, and qualified voters
 7 who, on the occurrence of any election, may be unable to appear
 8 personally at the polling place because of illness [or], physical disa-
 9 bility or religious observance, may vote and for the return and canvass
 10 of their votes.
 11 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing be referred
 12 to the first regular legislative session convening after the next
 13 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
 14 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
 15 months previous to the time of such election.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89050-01-5

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