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A 6598: Relates to the age requirement for voting in a primary election; provides that a person who is seventeen years of age at the time of a primary election and who will be eighteen years of age at the time of the general election for which such primary election is held, shall be eligible to vote in such primary election.
What A 6598 does, verified May 27, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the election law to update the age requirement for voting in a primary election. Currently, a person must be 18 years old to vote, but for primary elections, a person who will be 18 years old at the time of the general election can vote. The proposed change would remove the distinction between primary and general elections, allowing anyone who will be 18 years old at the time of the general election to vote in the primary election. The bill also clarifies the residency requirement, stating that a person must be a resident of the state and county for at least 30 days before the election. The changes would take effect when a concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution is adopted.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6598
- What is the current status of A 6598?
- As of May 27, 2026, A 6598 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to election law".
- Did A 6598 pass?
- Not yet. A 6598 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6598, and where is it now?
- A 6598 was authored by Asm. Nily Rozic with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Mar. 06, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 6, 2025 · 323 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6598 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the age requirement for voting in a primary election The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 5-102 of the election law is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 1. No person shall be qualified to register for and vote at any 4 election unless [he] such person is a citizen of the United States and 5 is or will be, on the day of such election, eighteen years of age or 6 over, and a resident of this state and of the county, city or village 7 for a minimum of thirty days next preceding such election; provided, 8 however, that a person who is seventeen years of age at the time of a 9 primary election and who will be eighteen years of age at the time of 10 the general election for which such primary election is held, shall 11 be eligible to vote in such primary election. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date as a "CONCURRENT 13 RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 14 1 of article 2 of the constitution, in relation to the qualifications of 15 voters" takes effect. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment 16 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation 17 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 18 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04964-01-5
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