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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4165
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 31, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to preventing munici-
palities from abridging the election law
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 5-106 of the election law is amended by adding two
2 new subdivisions 7 and 8 to read as follows:
3 7. NO PERSON WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO REGISTER FOR OR VOTE AT
4 ANY ELECTION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER AND/OR THE STATE
5 CONSTITUTION SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REGISTER FOR OR VOTE AT ANY
6 ELECTION GRANTED TO SUCH PERSON BY A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE
7 THROUGH ANY ACTION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY AMENDMENT OF A
8 MUNICIPAL CHARTER OR PASSAGE OF ANY LOCAL LAW.
9 8. NO PERSON SHALL HAVE THEIR RIGHT TO REGISTER FOR OR VOTE AT ANY
10 ELECTION ABRIDGED BY A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE THROUGH ANY ACTION
11 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY AMENDMENT OF A MUNICIPAL CHARTER OR
12 PASSAGE OF ANY LOCAL LAW.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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