Assembly Bill A950

                            
 
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                                    950
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
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 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