{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-const.-art.-ii-4","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Const. art. II, § 4","heading":"Certain occupations and conditions not to affect residence","body":"§ 4. For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have\ngained or lost a residence, by reason of his or her presence or absence,\nwhile employed in the service of the United States; nor while engaged in\nthe navigation of the waters of this state, or of the United States, or\nof the high seas; nor while a student of any seminary of learning; nor\nwhile kept at any almshouse, or other asylum, or institution wholly or\npartly supported at public expense or by charity; nor while confined in\nany public prison.","path":["Constitution","Article II. Suffrage"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CNS/A2S4","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"001d62b492c30302c7470b343858ab7ac5dc8750de877e652cd7a90355d9970b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-const.-art.-ii-3","next":"us-ny/n.y.-const.-art.-ii-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}