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Read. Follow. Verify.New York Assembly proposes allowing 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections if turning 18 by the general election
Last action · September 25, 2026: ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKENSponsors: Nily Rozic and 45 others
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What This Bill Proposed
This measure proposes a constitutional amendment allowing 17-year-olds who will turn 18 by the general election to vote in the corresponding . The bill requires approval by two successive legislative sessions and a public referendum before taking effect.
Expands access to younger residents who reach voting age during the election cycle, altering the eligible participant pool for primary contests.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
17-year-old citizens
Voters
The composition of the primary electorate changes to include younger participants who reach voting age during the election cycle.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
7 actions- Sep 25, 2026HouseENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
- Jan 30, 2026HouseCommitteeOPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- Jan 8, 2026HouseTO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
- Jan 7, 2026HouseCommitteeREFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
- Mar 24, 2025HouseCommitteeOPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- Mar 7, 2025HouseTO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
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- Mar 6, 2025HouseCommitteeREFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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