Provisions
II.3 of 1847 • Right of suffrage not affected by certain occupations and conditions.
APPROVED
The Text
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, at public expense; nor while confined in any public prison.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1847
• In Article II:
• Has 83 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
• Is a new addition
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