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                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 17, 2009
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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.
  S 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.
                                                           LBD89035-01-9