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NY A06590

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nily Rozic

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections if they will turn 18 by the corresponding general election
  • Maintains the existing requirement that voters must be 18 years old for general elections and ballot questions
  • Retains the 30-day residency requirement for state, county, city, or village prior to any election
  • Requires approval by two successive legislatures (before and after an Assembly election) and publication for 3 months before voter ratification, per Article 19 of the state constitution

Legislative Description

Relates to the qualification of voters; provides that a citizen who is seventeen years of age at the time of a primary election 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.

Last Action

opinion referred to judiciary

1/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/30/2026
Election Law1/7/2026
Judiciary3/24/2025
Election Law3/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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