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NY S03232
Bill
Status
1/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jamaal Bailey
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AI Summary
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Allows 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections if they will turn 18 by the date of the corresponding general election
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Amends Election Law Section 5-102 to add this exception to the standard requirement that voters be 18 years of age or older
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Updates gendered language in the statute from "he" to "such person"
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Takes effect only when a concurrent resolution amending Article 2, Section 1 of the New York State Constitution regarding voter qualifications is approved
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Authorizes agencies to begin preparing necessary rules and regulations for implementation immediately upon the bill's passage
Legislative Description
Relates to the age requirement for voting in a primary election; provides that a person 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
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
1/7/2026