Bill Text: NY A10274 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Removes the personal appearance requirement for voter registration or renewals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-20 - opinion referred to judiciary [A10274 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A10274-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10274 IN ASSEMBLY May 20, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 2 of the constitution, in relation to the personal appearance requirement for voter registration 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 6 of article 2 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: 3 § 6. The legislature may provide by law for a system or systems of 4 registration whereby [upon personal application] a voter may be regis- 5 tered and his or her registration continued so long as he or she shall 6 remain qualified to vote from an address within the jurisdiction of the 7 board with which such voter is registered. 8 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be 9 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 10 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 11 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 12 published for three months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89097-01-5
