New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S5751: Removes ten day advance voter registration requirement
Status: In committee, February 3, 2026
Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day; provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 28, 2025:
STATEOFNEWYORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2025-2026 Regular Sessions INSENATE February 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, BAILEY, COMRIE, COONEY, FELDER, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS -- 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 5 of article 2 of the constitution, in relation to the ten day advance registration requirement Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 5 of article 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: § 5. Laws shall be made for ascertaining, by proper proofs, the citizens who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage hereby established, and for the registration of voters[; which registration shall be completed at least ten days before each election]. Such registration shall not be required for town and village elections except by express provision of law. § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for three months previous to the time of such …
Sponsors
- Michael Gianaris (D, 12) · primary sponsor
- Jamaal Bailey (D, 36)
- Samra Brouk (D, 55)
- Cordell Cleare (D, 30)
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14)
- Jeremy Cooney (D, 56)
- Patricia Fahy (D, 46)
- Simcha Felder (D, 22)
- Andrew Gounardes (D, 26)
- Peter Harckham (D, 40)
- Michelle Hinchey (D, 41)
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D, 47)
Latest actions
- : OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- : TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.638
- : OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- : TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Votes
- Senate Judiciary Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (April 7, 2025): 13 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Judiciary Committee Vote (April 7, 2025): 13 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Common questions
- What is S5751?
- S5751 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Removes ten day advance voter registration requirement.
- What does S5751 do?
- Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day; provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage.
- What is the status of S5751?
- In committee as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored S5751?
- Michael Gianaris (D, 12), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S5751?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5751
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