Senate Bill S5493

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Proposes an amendment to section 7 of article 2 of the Constitution, in relation to requiring the use of paper ballots in elections

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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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2025-S5493 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 2 §7, Constn

2025-S5493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Proposes an amendment to require the use of paper ballots in elections.

2025-S5493 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5493
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. WALCZYK -- 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 7 of article 2 of the Constitution, in
   relation to requiring the use of paper ballots in elections

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 7 of  arti-
 cle 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   §  7.  All elections by the citizens, except for such town officers as
 may by law be directed to be otherwise chosen, shall be by PAPER ballot,
 [or by such other method as may be prescribed  by  law,  provided]  SUCH
 that  secrecy  in voting be preserved. The legislature shall provide for
 identification of voters through their signatures  in  all  cases  where
 personal  registration is required and shall also provide for the signa-
 tures, at the time of voting, of all persons voting in person by  ballot
 [or voting machine], whether or not they have registered in person, save
 only in cases of illiteracy or physical disability.
   §  2.  Resolved  (if  the    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.
                                                            LBD89096-01-5

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