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S 9811 NY

Relates to the voting age

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Apr 6, 2026

Latest action (Apr 28, 2026) OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Summary

Provides that the voting age in New York be 16 years old.

Sponsor (1)

2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (3)

  1. Apr 6, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
  2. Apr 7, 2026 TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION · upper
  3. Apr 28, 2026 OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S09811 Summary: BILL NO S09811 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A08697

&nbsp SPONSOR SALAZAR &nbsp COSPNSR JACKSON, SEPULVEDA &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd Art 2 §1, Constn &nbsp Provides that the voting age in New York be 16 years old.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

9811

IN SENATE

April 6, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, JACKSON, SEPULVEDA -- 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 1 of article 2 of the constitution, in relation to the voting age

1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 1 of arti- 2 cle 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: 3 Section 1. Every citizen shall be entitled to vote at every election 4 for all officers elected by the people and upon all questions submitted 5 to the vote of the people provided that such citizen is [ eighteen ] 6 sixteen years of age or over and shall have been a resident of this 7 state, and of the county, city, or village for thirty days next preced- 8 ing an election. 9 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred 10 to the first regular legislative session convening after the next 11 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform- 12 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3 13 months previous to the time of such election.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD89080-01-5

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