Bill Text: NY S04216 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Removes the personal appearance requirement for voter registration or renewals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-15 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S04216 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S04216-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4216 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DILAN -- 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 6 of article 2 of the constitution, in relation to the personal appearance requirement for voter registration 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 6 of arti- 2 cle 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 Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment 9 be 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. LBD89084-01-7