Bill > S09811

This bill proposes an amendment to the New York State Constitution, specifically Article 2, Section 1, to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 years old. The existing law states that every citizen is entitled to vote if they are 18 years of age or older and meet residency requirements. This bill, through the use of `<ins>sixteen</ins>` tags, would insert the age of 16 as the new minimum requirement for voting, meaning that 16 and 17-year-olds who are otherwise eligible would be able to vote in New York elections. The bill also outlines a process for this constitutional amendment to be considered further, requiring it to be referred to the next legislative session and published for three months before the subsequent general election of assembly members, as mandated by Section 1 of Article 19 of the constitution.