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Senate Bill S3363
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-S3363 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S3363 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3363 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to the age requirement for voting in a primary election PURPOSE: To require United States citizens who are seventeen years of age to vote in the primary election, including a presidential primary,_ if such citizen will be eighteen years of age by the date of the corresponding general election. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would amend the Election Law by adding a new subdivision 3 that would allow United States citizens who are seventeen years of age to vote in the primary election, including a presidential primary, if such citizen will be eighteen years of age by the date of the corre-
2021-S3363 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3363 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- 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 the age requirement for voting in a primary election THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 5-102 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. THE PROVISIONS HEREIN WITH RESPECT TO THE AGE REQUIREMENT FOR PURPOSES OF QUALIFYING TO VOTE SHALL NOT PROHIBIT UNITED STATES CITIZENS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED, WHO ARE SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE, FROM VOTING IN A PRIMARY ELECTION, INCLUDING A PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, IF SUCH CITIZEN WILL BE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE BY THE DATE OF THE CORRESPONDING GENERAL ELECTION. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03412-01-1
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