New York A 2162: Removes ten day advance voter registration requirement
Status: OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (as of 2026-01-30)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 2162
Sponsors: Robert C. Carroll, Alex Bores, Amy Paulin, Andrew Hevesi, Aron Wieder, Brian Cunningham, Catalina Cruz, Christopher Eachus, Claire Valdez, Dana Levenberg, Deborah Glick, Emerita Torres, Emily Gallagher, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Jo Anne Simon, Jonathan Jacobson, Karines Reyes, MaryJane Shimsky, Noah Burroughs, Patrick J. Carroll, Phil Steck, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Sarahana Shrestha, Tony Simone
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Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript A02162 Summary: BILL NOA02162   SAME ASSAME AS S05751   SPONSORCarroll R   COSPNSRDinowitz, Shimsky, Glick, Jacobson, Levenberg, Simon, Steck, Cruz, Simone, Bores, Bichotte Hermelyn, Shrestha, Torres, Reyes, Wieder, Eachus, Burroughs, Gallagher, Cunningham, Gonzalez-Rojas, Valdez, Hevesi, Paulin, Carroll P   MLTSPNSR   Amd Art 2 §5, Constn   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. Go to top A02162 Actions: BILL NOA02162   01/15/2025referred to election law 01/17/2025to attorney-general for opinion 02/05/2025opinion referred to judiciary 01/07/2026referred to election law 01/08/2026to attorney-general for opinion 01/30/2026opinion referred to judiciary Go to topA02162 Committee Votes: Go to topA02162 Floor Votes: There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session. Go to topA02162 Text: STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2162 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL, DINOWITZ, SHIMSKY, GLICK, JACOBSON, LEVENBERG, SIMON, STECK, CRUZ, SIMONE, BORES, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SHRESTHA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law 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 Senate concur), That section 5 of article 2 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 Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be 10 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 Go to top • Sitemap Request Information Directions and Maps
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