NY State Senate Bill S3822

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 21, 2020	referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 13, 2020	opinion referred to judiciary
Feb 14, 2020	to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 21, 2020	advanced to third reading
Jan 15, 2020	2nd report cal.
Jan 14, 2020	1st report cal.144
Jan 08, 2020	referred to judiciary returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 13, 2019	referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 12, 2019	opinion referred to judiciary
May 20, 2019	advanced to third reading
May 17, 2019	to attorney-general for opinion
May 15, 2019	2nd report cal.
May 14, 2019	1st report cal.700
Feb 15, 2019	referred to judiciary

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S3822 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A950
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: S4226, A5110
2011-2012: S6123, A4464
2013-2014: S4758, A523
2015-2016: S3242, A504
2017-2018: S3979, A3549
2021-2022: A6913

S3822 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the constitution to allow a person who will be 18 years old at the 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.

S3822 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S3822

SPONSOR: SAVINO
 
TITLE OF BILL:  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

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

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

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of article 2 of the constitution is amended to provide that
every citizen who is seventeen year 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.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Allowing 17-year-olds who would be 18 by the time of a general election
the opportunity to vote in a primary would be a positive first step as
it would allow those individuals who are eligible to vote in November
the opportunity to vote for a candidate in the primary, thereby encour-
aging them to participate in the process. Voting is a basic obligation
of being a United States citizen. It only makes sense to get our young
people involved and invite them to take part in the election process.

Furthermore, this bill would address a shocking inequity in our laws
that allow a 17 year old to eligible to enlist in the armed forces and
fight in a war but not have the ability to vote.

A grass roots group called Rock the Vote, founded over twenty years ago,
encourages young voters to register and vote and to engage in politics.

It has expanded its campaign to high school seniors and supports voting
in presidential primaries if 17 year old's will turn 18 by the general
election. Rock the Vote is dedicated to building the political power of
young people by engaging them in the electoral process and urging poli-
ticians to pay attention to issues that matter to young voters.

Currently about half of the states allow 17 year old primary voting.

Other states allow 17 year old primary voting in a presidential year
which is the objective of this legislation.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: A3549 - Opinion Referred to Judiciary / S3979 - Opinion Referred
to Judiciary
2017: A3549 - Passed Assembly / S3979 - Opinion Referred to Judiciary
2015-2016 - Passed Assembly/S.3242 - Opinion referred to Judiciary;
2013-2014: A.523 - Died on 3rd Rdg. S.4758 Died in Judiciary;
2012-2011: A.4464 Died on 3rd Rdg.S.6123 - Died in Judiciary;
2009-2010: A.5110-Passed Assembly/S.4226 Died on 3rd Rdg;
2008: A.10084-Opinion referred to Judiciary.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The foregoing amendment to be referred to the first regular legislative
convening after the next succeeding general election of members of the
assembly, and, in conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the consti-
tution, and be published for 3 months previous to the time of such
election.

S3822 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3822

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 15, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

            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 Assembly concur), That section 1 of  arti-
cle 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 Assembly 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

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Jul 21, 2020 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jul 21, 2020

Jan 14, 2020 - Judiciary committee Vote

Judiciary Committee Vote: Jan 14, 2020

Jun 13, 2019 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 13, 2019

May 14, 2019 - Judiciary committee Vote

Judiciary Committee Vote: May 14, 2019

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S3822 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S3822 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3822 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Diane J. Savino

Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate

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Jul 21, 2020 - floor Vote

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Jan 14, 2020 - Judiciary committee Vote

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Jun 13, 2019 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 13, 2019

May 14, 2019 - Judiciary committee Vote

Judiciary Committee Vote: May 14, 2019

Co-Sponsors

David Carlucci

Anna M. Kaplan

Rachel May

Gustavo Rivera

S3822 (ACTIVE) - Details

S3822 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S3822 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3822 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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