Bill > S04393

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would remove the current specific restrictions on absentee voting by eliminating language that previously limited absentee ballot access only to voters who are absent from their county (or in New York City, absent from the city) or those unable to appear at polling places due to illness or physical disability. The proposed change would broadly authorize the state legislature to establish voting procedures for "qualified voters" to vote by mail in "any election" without requiring a specific qualifying reason. By amending section 2 of article 2 of the state constitution, the bill would give the legislature more flexibility to implement mail-in voting procedures. The amendment would need to be referred to the first regular legislative session after the next general election of assembly members and must be publicly published for three months prior to that election, in accordance with constitutional procedures for constitutional amendments.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4393