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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. No person shall be qualified to register for and vote at any election unless he is a citizen of the United States and is or will be, on the day of such election, eighteen years of age or over, and a resident of this state and of the county, city or village for a minimum of thirty days next preceding such election.
2. The provisions herein with respect to a durational residency requirement for purposes of qualifying to vote shall not prohibit United States citizens otherwise qualified, from voting for president and vice president of the United States.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Election Law - ELN § 5-102. Qualifications of voters; age and residence - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/election-law/eln-sect-5-102.html
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