assembly Bill A950

2019-2020 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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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 14, 2020 opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 17, 2020 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 08, 2020 ordered to third reading cal.45
Apr 25, 2019 advanced to third reading cal.175
Apr 08, 2019 reported
Mar 12, 2019 reported referred to judiciary
Feb 06, 2019 opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 15, 2019 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 14, 2019 referred to election law

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A950 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3822
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
2017-2018: A3549, S3979
2021-2022: A6913

A950 (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.

A950 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   950

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. CUSICK, COLTON, ZEBROWSKI, RAMOS, ENGLEBRIGHT,
  GALEF, CAHILL, GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI, THIELE,  LIFTON,  WEPRIN,  MOSLEY,
  ROZIC, SANTABARBARA, OTIS, BLAKE, STECK, BUCHWALD, SEAWRIGHT, LUPARDO,
  SIMON,  CARROLL -- 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.
                                                           LBD89006-01-9