assembly Bill A3549

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Amends the constitution to allow persons who will be 18 years old at the time of a presidential election to vote in primary election if 17 at the time

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Jan 31, 2018 opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 08, 2018 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 03, 2018 ordered to third reading cal.276
returned to assembly
died in senate
May 17, 2017 referred to judiciary
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Apr 27, 2017 advanced to third reading cal.201
Apr 24, 2017 reported
Feb 27, 2017 opinion referred to judiciary
Feb 14, 2017 reported referred to judiciary
Jan 31, 2017 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 27, 2017 referred to election law

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A3549 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3979
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 2 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5110, S4226
2011-2012: A4464, S6123
2013-2014: A523, S4758
2015-2016: A504, S3242
2019-2020: A950, S3822
2021-2022: A6913

A3549 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the constitution to allow a person who will be 18 years old at the time of a presidential election to vote in the presidential primary election if he or she is 17 years of age at the time of the presidential primary election.

A3549 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  3549

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUSICK,  COLTON,  FARRELL, ZEBROWSKI, RAMOS,
  TITONE,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GALEF,  CAHILL,  GOTTFRIED,  ABINANTI,   MAGEE,
  THIELE,  LIFTON, WEPRIN, MOSLEY, SEPULVEDA, ROZIC, SANTABARBARA, OTIS,
  MAYER, BLAKE, STECK -- 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.
  §  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.
                                                           LBD89003-01-7