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Introduced
01/25/2019
01/25/2019
In Committee
02/14/2020
02/14/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 General Assembly
Bill Summary
Provides that the voting age in New York be 17 years old.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to amend the New York state constitution to lower the voting age from 18 years old to 16 years old, allowing 16- and 17-year-old citizens of New York to vote in all elections and on all questions submitted to the public. The bill must be referred to the next regular legislative session after the next general election of the state assembly and published for 3 months prior to that election, in accordance with the state constitution.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Justice
Sponsors (29)
Robert Carroll (D)*,
Joseph Lentol (D)*,
Charles Barron (D),
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),
Michael Blake (D),
William Colton (D),
Anthony D'Urso (D),
Carmen De La Rosa (D),
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),
Harvey Epstein (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Andrew Hevesi (D),
Alicia Hyndman (D),
Ellen Jaffee (D),
Barbara Lifton (D),
Michael Miller (D),
Walter Mosley (D),
Yuh-Line Niou (D),
Félix Ortiz (D),
Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D),
Stacey Pheffer Amato (D),
Victor Pichardo (D),
Diana Richardson (D),
José Rivera (D),
Robert Rodriguez (D),
Rebecca Seawright (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Fred Thiele (D),
Latrice Walker (D),
Last Action
opinion referred to judiciary (on 02/14/2020)
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