New York S 3231: Relates to the qualification of voters

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S03231 Summary:

BILL NOS03231 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06590

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRBOTTCHER, FERNANDEZ, GOUNARDES, HINCHEY, JACKSON, MAYER, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 2 §1, Constn

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Relates to the qualification of voters; provides that a citizen who is seventeen years of age at the time of a primary election and who will be eighteen years of age at the time of the general election for which such primary election is held, shall be eligible to vote in such primary election.

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BILL NOS03231 

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01/24/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/24/2025TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

02/05/2025OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

06/09/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1611

06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/11/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/08/2026TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

02/03/2026OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

03/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.480

03/09/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/10/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/23/2026PASSED SENATE

03/23/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/23/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3231

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 24, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- 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 1 of article 2 of the constitution, in
 relation to the qualifications of voters

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 1 of arti-
 2 cle 2 of the constitution shall be amended to read as follows:
 3 Section 1. Every citizen shall be entitled to vote at every election
 4 for all officers elected by the people and upon all questions submitted
 5 to the vote of the people provided that such citizen is eighteen years
 6 of age or over and shall have been a resident of this state, and of the
 7 county, city, or village for thirty days next preceding an election;
 8 provided, however, that a citizen who is seventeen years of age at the
 9 time of a primary election and who will be eighteen years of age at the
 10 time of the general election for which such primary election is held,
 11 shall be eligible to vote in such primary election.
 12 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred
 13 to the first regular legislative session convening after the next
 14 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
 15 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
 16 months previous to the time of such election.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89058-01-5

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