Proposal would let some 17-year-olds vote in primaries

The proposed amendment would allow some 17-year-old citizens to vote in a primary. The text applies to citizens who are 17 on primary day and meet the stated residency rule: living in New York and the relevant county, city, or village for the 30 days before the election. The voter must turn 18 by the general election for which that primary is held. The proposed resolution requires Senate concurrence and sets out further steps before the amendment is considered. The resolution calls for referral to the first regular legislative session after the next general election of assembly members and publication for the three months before that election.