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Assembly Bill A7919

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes persons 16 years of age or older to register to vote

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2015-A7919 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5-210, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7770
2013-2014: A306
2017-2018: A1687

2015-A7919 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes persons 16 years of age or older to register to vote.

2015-A7919 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7919

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to voter registration of
  persons sixteen years of age or older

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.    Paragraph  (g) of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of the
election law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, is  amended
to read as follows:
  (g)  Notice that the applicant must be a citizen of the United States,
is [or will be at least eighteen years old not later than December thir-
ty-first of the calendar year in which he or  she  registers]  AT  LEAST
SIXTEEN  YEARS  OLD WHEN HE OR SHE SUBMITS AN APPLICATION TO REGISTER TO
VOTE and a resident of the county or city to which application is made.
  S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03878-01-5

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