Article II, § 1 electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside. 1911. S. No. 504 (Int. 470). (Same as A. No. 760.) S. J. 218, 628, 813, 932. A. No. 760 (Int. 698). (Same as S. No. 504.) A. J. 446. 7. Voting at primaries as qualification for voting at election 1. Every male citizen of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a citizen for ninety days, and an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding an election, and for the last four months a resident of the county, and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which he may offer his vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people; and upon all questions which may be submitted to [the] a vote of the people, provided that in time of war no elector in the actual military service of the state, or of the United States, in the army or navy thereof, shall be deprived of his vote by reason of his absence from such election district; and the legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside. The legislature may provide, by appropriate laws, that any person who has enrolled as a member of a political party, so as to entitle him to vote at the primaries of such party, who fails to vote at the primary held next prior to a general election shall be disqualified to vote at such general election. 1909. A. No. 668 (Int. 627). A. J. 359. 8. Minority or proportional representation 1. Every male citizen of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a citizen for ninety days, and an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding an election, and the last four months a resident of the county, and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which he may offer his vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people; and upon all questions which may be submitted to the vote of the people[]; the legislature may, however, enact laws which, in elections by the Article II, § 3 people, for offices in municipal or public corporations or any class of such corporations, shall provide for minority or proportional representation in such elections. [p]Provided that in time of war no elector in [the] actual military service of the state or of the United States, in the army or navy thereof, shall be deprived of his vote by reason of his absence from such election district; and the legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside. 1897. S. No. 1012 (Int. 591). (Same as A. No. 1709.) S. J. 345, 622, 639, 643. A. No. 1709 (Int. 957). (Same as S. No. 1012.) A. J. 787, 1688, 1741, 1761, 1794, 1832. § 3. For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence, by reason of his presence or absence, while employed in the service of the United States; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this State, or of the United States, or of the high seas; nor while a student of any seminary of learning; nor while kept at any almshouse, or other asylum, or institution wholly or partly supported at public expense, or by charity; nor while confined in any public prison. AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BUT NOT SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE 1. Vote of inmates of certain state homes § 3. (Proposal to add the following:) The legislature may, however, provide that an inmate of the New York state soldiers' and sailors' home and of the New York State Women's Relief Corps Home, who possesses the qualifications prescribed by section one of this article, except the qualification of residence, and who has been an inmate of such home for such a period of time as would have qualified him to vote in the election district in which such home is located if he had resided therein for such period, may vote for officers of the state or of the United States in the election district or districts in which such home is located, but an inmate so voting in such election district shall not vote in any other election district of the state. 1907. A. No. 1858 (Int. 1271). To Sec. of State. A. J. 920, 1350, 2147, 2250, 2276, 2327, 2400, 4008. S. J. 1207, 1914, 2181. 3. For the purpose of voting no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence, by reason of his presence or Article II, § 4 absence, while employed in the service of the United States; nor while engaged in the navigation of [the] waters of this state, or of the United States, or of the high seas; nor while a student of any seminary of learning; nor while kept at any almshouse, or other [asylum, or] institution wholly or partly supported [at] by public expense or by charity; nor while confined in any public prison. The legislature may, however, provide that an inmate of the New York state soldiers and sailors' home, who possesses the qualification of residence, and who has been an inmate of such home for such a period of time as would have qualified him to vote in the election district in which such home is located if he had resided therein for such period, may vote for officers of the state or of the United States in the election district or districts in which such home is located, but an inmate so voting in such election district shall not vote in any other election district of the state. § 4. 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. In cities and villages having five thousand inhabitants or more, according to the last preceding State enumeration of inhabitants, voters shall be registered upon personal application only; but voters not residing in such cities or villages shall not be required to apply in person for registration at the first meeting of the officers having charge of the registry of voters. AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BUT NOT SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE 1. Registration of absent electors § 4. 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. In cities and villages having five thousand inhabitants or more, according to the last preceding Article II, § 4 state enumeration of inhabitants, voters shall be registered upon personal application only [;], except that where registration is permitted on two or more days the legislature may provide, that on the next to the last day of registration a duly qualified elector who is not in the election district on such day may be registered on the presentation to and filing with the inspectors proof in writing of his qualification as such elector, personally sworn to by him within thirty days next preceding such election, and certified in the same manner as deeds entitling them to be recorded; but voters not residing in such cities or villages shall not be required to apply in person for registration at the first meeting of the officers having charge of the registry of voters. 4. 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. In cities and villages having five thousand inhabitants or more, according to the last preceding State enumeration of inhabitants, voters shall be registered upon personal application only; [but voters not residing in such cities or villages shall not be required to apply in person for registration at the first meeting of the officers having charge of the registry of voters.] except that the legislature shall provide by law for the registration, without personal application, of electors unable to make such application on account of physical inability, or necessary absence from the county and city of their residence, provided the county court of such county or the supreme court of the judicial district embracing such county shall upon satisfactory proof make an order directing such registration. 1904. A. No. 1536 (Int. 480). To S. A. J. 236, 1184, 1341, 1408, 1562, 1606, 1653. § 4. 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, except as herein otherwise provided, be completed at least ten days before each election. Such registration shall not be required for Article II, § 4 town and village elections except by express provision of law. In cities and villages having five thousand inhabitants or more, according to the last preceding state enumeration of inhabitants, voters shall be registered upon personal application only[;], except that the legislature may, by laws imposing such restrictions and conditions as it may deem appropriate, permit absent employees of the United States, residing in such cities or villages, to register personally on the day of election without previously applying in person on the usual registration days; but voters not residing in such cities or villages shall not be required to apply in person for registration at the first meeting of the officers having charge of the registry of voters. 1910. S. No. 563 (Int. 525). S. J. 298. (Same as A. No. 1178.) A. No. 1178 (Int. 739). (Same as S. No. 563.) To S. S. J. 399. § 4. (Proposal to add the following:) Provided that no elector shall lose his right to vote because temporarily absent on the last day of registration, from the city or village wherein he resides, and the legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which such absent electors may register. 4. 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. In cities and villages having five thousand inhabitants or more, according to the last preceding state enumeration of inhabitants, voters shall be registered upon personal application only; provided, however, that commercial travelers during their absence from home in the performance of their duties and students absent from home and attending college and electors who are, by reason of illness, incapable of appearing in person to be registered, may, by appropriate laws to be enacted by the legislature, be permitted to register by affidavit. In the case of commercial travelers and students, such affidavit shall be made |