A5790 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Lowers the voting age to 16 years; requires that students receive education in civics and be given the opportunity to register to vote in the classroom.
- Title
- Relates to the qualifications of voters and civic education of students
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Election Law
- Introduced
- 2025-02-20
- Same as
- S9994
- Law section
- Election Law
Sponsors
- Robert C. Carroll Assembly Member, District 44
Co-sponsors
- Al Taylor Assembly Member, District 71
Heard in committee
- Election Law NY State Assembly committee
Same as
- S9994 (2025-26 session) NY State bill