The New York State Senate

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                                  4464

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, SPANO, COLTON, BARRON, SCHROEDER, CASTRO,
  ZEBROWSKI,   TITONE,  JEFFRIES,  WEPRIN,  RAMOS,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GALEF,
  N. RIVERA, P. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CAHILL,  GOTT-
  FRIED,  HEASTIE,  MAGEE,  MARKEY,  MAYERSOHN, McENENY, REILLY, THIELE,
  TOBACCO, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- 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 qualifications of voters

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article
2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  Section 1.  Every citizen shall be entitled to vote at every  election
for  all officers elected by the people and upon all questions submitted
to the vote of the people provided that such citizen is  eighteen  years
of  age or over and shall have been a resident of this state, and of the
county, city, or village for thirty days  next  preceding  an  election;
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  A CITIZEN WHO IS SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME
OF A PRIMARY ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 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.
  S  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89005-01-1