New York A 8697: Relates to dyslexic children

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A08697 Summary:

BILL NOA08697 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09811

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SPONSORCarroll R

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COSPNSRColton, Bichotte Hermelyn, Seawright, Hyndman, Dinowitz, Walker, Simon, Peoples-Stokes, Hevesi,
 Epstein, De Los Santos, Simone

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 2 §1, Constn

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Provides that the voting age in New York be 16 years old.

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BILL NOA08697 

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05/30/2025referred to election law

06/02/2025to attorney-general for opinion

06/25/2025opinion 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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 8697

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 30, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL, COLTON, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SEAWRIGHT,
 HYNDMAN, DINOWITZ, WALKER, SIMON, PEOPLES-STOKES, HEVESI, EPSTEIN,
 DE LOS SANTOS, SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Election Law

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 2 of the constitution, in
 relation to the voting age

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article
 2 2 of the constitution 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]
 6 sixteen years of age or over and shall have been a resident of this
 7 state, and of the county, city, or village for thirty days next preced-
 8 ing an election.
 9 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing be referred
 10 to the first regular legislative session convening after the next
 11 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
 12 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
 13 months previous to the time of such election.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89080-01-5

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