S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3152
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 23, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing that a voter
may register to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains a
continuous connection with an intent to remain
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5-104 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT A VOTER FROM REGISTERING TO
VOTE FROM ANY RESIDENCE TO WHICH THE VOTER MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS
CONNECTION WITH AN INTENT TO REMAIN, INCLUDING A SECOND OR VACATION HOME
OR HOME WHERE A STUDENT LIVES WHILE ATTENDING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
§ 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of the
election law, as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2010, is amended
to read as follows:
A qualified voter may vote as an absentee voter under this chapter
FROM A RESIDENCE AT WHICH THE VOTER IS REGISTERED TO VOTE, INCLUDING ANY
RESIDENCE TO WHICH THE VOTER MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS CONNECTION WITH AN
INTENT TO REMAIN SUCH AS A SECOND OR VACATION HOME OR HOME WHERE A
STUDENT LIVES WHILE ATTENDING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, if, on the occur-
rence of any village election conducted by the board of elections,
primary election, special election, general election or New York city
community school board district or city of Buffalo school district
election, [he or she] SUCH QUALIFIED VOTER expects to be:
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03509-01-5
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