assembly Bill A1686

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Removes ten day advance voter registration requirement

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Feb 16, 2012 opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 18, 2012 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 04, 2012 referred to election law
Mar 21, 2011 opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 12, 2011 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 11, 2011 referred to election law

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A1686 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1978
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 2 ยง5, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3734, S1616
2013-2014: A113, S617
2015-2016: A5891, S2391
2017-2018: A2090, A10420, S2478
2019-2020: A777, S1048
2021-2022: A502, A10633, S517
2023-2024: A181

A1686 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day and provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage; enables the legislature to enact legislation permitting persons to register to vote on election day and also to implement adequate safeguards against fraud.

A1686 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  1686

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, ENGLEBRIGHT, FARRELL, GALEF, GOTTFRIED,
  HOYT,  KELLNER,  MENG, ORTIZ, PAULIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BING, BOYLAND, BRENNAN, CAHILL, CLARK, COOK, DINOWITZ, GLICK,  LIFTON,
  LUPARDO,  MARKEY, PERRY, SCARBOROUGH, THIELE -- 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

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 5 of  article
2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S  5. Laws shall be made for ascertaining, by proper proofs, the citi-
zens who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage hereby  established,
and  for  the  registration  of  voters[;  which  registration  shall be
completed at least ten days before each election] WITH SUCH PROVISION AS
IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE  IS  ADEQUATE  TO  SAFEGUARD  AGAINST
DECEPTION  IN  THE EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.  Such registration
shall not be required for town and village elections except  by  express
provision of law.
  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 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.
                                                           LBD89054-01-1