Assembly Bill A1687

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes persons 16 years of age or older to register to vote

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A1687 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4440
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-210, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7770
2013-2014: A306
2015-2016: A7919, S1569
2019-2020: S739

2017-A1687 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes persons 16 years of age or older to register to vote.

2017-A1687 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1687
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to voter registration of
   persons sixteen years of age or older
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.    Paragraph  (g) of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of the
 election law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (g)  Notice that the applicant must be a citizen of the United States,
 is [or will be at least eighteen years old not later than December thir-
 ty-first of the calendar year in which he or  she  registers]  AT  LEAST
 SIXTEEN  YEARS  OLD WHEN HE OR SHE SUBMITS AN APPLICATION TO REGISTER TO
 VOTE and a resident of the county or city to which application is made.
   § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04034-01-7

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