New York S 5751: Removes ten day advance voter registration requirement

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S05751 Summary:

BILL NOS05751 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02162

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SPONSORGIANARIS

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COSPNSRBAILEY, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FELDER, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL,
 JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR,
 SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 2 §5, Constn

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Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day; provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage.

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BILL NOS05751 

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02/28/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

03/04/2025TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

03/18/2025OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

04/07/20251ST REPORT CAL.638

04/08/20252ND REPORT CAL.

04/09/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/08/2026TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

02/03/2026OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5751

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 28, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, BAILEY, COMRIE, COONEY, FELDER, GOUNARDES,
 HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU,
 MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS,
 SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS -- 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]. Such registration
 7 shall not be required for town and village elections except by express
 8 provision of law.
 9 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
 10 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 11 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
 12 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
 13 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.
 LBD89018-01-5

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