Bill Text: NY S05125 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Removes the personal appearance requirement for voter registration or renewals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-06 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S05125 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S05125-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5125
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 4, 2015
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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 S 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 S 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.
LBD89097-01-5
