Bill > S05751

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to remove the current requirement that voter registration must be completed at least ten days before an election. Specifically, the bill strikes language mandating a ten-day advance registration deadline from the state constitution, while preserving the broader principle that laws should be created to verify voter eligibility and maintain voter registration. The amendment would give the legislature more flexibility in setting registration timelines, potentially allowing for closer-to-election registration. The bill also maintains existing language that allows for different registration rules in town and village elections if explicitly specified by law. To become effective, this proposed constitutional amendment would need to be referred to the first regular legislative session after the next general assembly election, and must be publicly published for three months prior to that election, following standard constitutional procedures for amending the state constitution.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5751