| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2016 |
print number 1569a |
| Jan 21, 2016 |
amend and recommit to elections |
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to elections |
| Jan 13, 2015 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S1569A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2015-S1569 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §5-210, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
S4440
2019-2020: S739
2015-S1569 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1569
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the election law, in relation to voter registration of
persons sixteen years of age or older
PURPOSE:
Authorizes persons at least 16 years of age to submit an application
to register to vote.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends paragraph (g) of subdivision 5 of § 5-210 of the
election law to provide that an applicant who submits a applicant to
register to vote must be at least 16 years of age at the time of
submission.
Section 2 provides an effective date of July 1, 2015.
JUSTIFICATION:
Under current law, a 17-year-old may submit an application to register
to vote if he or she will turn 18 in the calendar year in which he or
she registers. This bill would expand that ability to all
2015-S1569 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1569
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
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
co-Sponsors
(D) 14th Senate District
2015-S1569A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §5-210, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
S4440
2019-2020: S739
2015-S1569A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1569A
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to
voter registration of persons sixteen years of age or older
PURPOSE :
Authorizes persons at least 16 years of age to submit an application
to register to vote.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 amends paragraph (g) of subdivision 5 of § 5-210 of the
election law to provide that an applicant who submits a applicant to
register to vote must be at least 16 years of age at the time of
submission.
Section 2 provides an effective date of July 1, 2015.
JUSTIFICATION :
Under current law, a 17-year-old may submit an application to register
to vote if he or she will turn 18 in the calendar year in which he or
she registers. This bill would expand that ability to all
16-year-olds. A registered voter's eligibility to cast a ballot will
continue to commence on the voter's 18th birthday. Expanding the
2015-S1569A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1569--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- recom-
mitted to the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
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, 2016.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03878-02-6
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