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NY A03447

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michael Durso

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a new felony offense (class E) for registering or attempting to register to vote when not qualified due to lack of U.S. citizenship under Election Law section 17-104

  • Adds this new voter registration offense to the list of qualifying offenses for which bail may be set under Criminal Procedure Law sections 510.10, 530.20, and 530.40

  • Upgrades all false registration violations under section 17-104 to class E felony status, including registering in multiple districts, registering under a false name, or giving false residence information

  • Updates gendered language throughout affected statutes from "he/his" and "his or her" to gender-neutral "they/their"

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Includes attempting to register as an elector knowing that they are not qualified due to lack of U.S. citizenship.

Last Action

referred to election law

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Election Law1/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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