§ 5-102 — Qualifications of voters; age and residence

New York § 5-102

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law ELN: Election
• Title 1: General Provisions
• Art. 5: Registration and Enrollment of Voters

Text

§ 5-102. Qualifications of voters; age and residence. 1. No person\nshall be qualified to register for and vote at any election unless he is\na citizen of the United States and is or will be, on the day of such\nelection, eighteen years of age or over, and a resident of this state\nand of the county, city or village for a minimum of thirty days next\npreceding such election.\n 2. The provisions herein with respect to a durational residency\nrequirement for purposes of qualifying to vote shall not prohibit United\nStates citizens otherwise qualified, from voting for president and vice\npresident of the United States.\n 3. A person who is pre-registered to vote pursuant to section 5-507 of\nthis article, and who is or will be eighteen years of age or over on the\nday of such election at the time such ballot is cast and counted, shall\nbe considered a qualified voter for the purposes of absentee voting and\nearly mail voting as set forth in titles four and seven of article eight\nof this chapter.\n