Assembly Bill A7453

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the requirement to lock voting machines

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A7453 - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-222, El L

2011-A7453 - Summary

Relates to the requirement to lock voting machines; requires sealing of removable memory cards or other similar electronic media.

2011-A7453 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7453

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the requirement to lock
  voting machines

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.    Subdivision  1  of section 3-222 of the election law is
amended to read as follows:
  1.  Except as hereinafter provided, [voting machines] REMOVABLE MEMORY
CARDS OF OTHER SIMILAR ELECTRONIC MEDIA  shall  remain  [locked]  SEALED
against  [voting  for  a  period of thirty days or] REUSE until [fifteen
days before the next election, if such machines are needed  for  use  at
such  next  election]  SUCH TIME AS THE INFORMATION STORED ON SUCH MEDIA
HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH PROCEDURES DEVELOPED  AND
DISTRIBUTED  BY  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.  Provided,  however, that
[a machine may be unlocked if a discrepancy discovered in the  recanvass
of  voting machines required by this chapter makes it necessary to exam-
ine the machine to  determine  if  it  has  malfunctioned  and  provided
further  that  a  machine  may be opened] THE INFORMATION STORED ON SUCH
ELECTRONIC MEDIA and all the data and figures therein  MAY  BE  examined
upon the order of any court or judge of competent jurisdiction or may be
[opened  by]  EXAMINED  AT THE direction of a committee of the senate or
assembly to investigate and report upon contested elections  of  members
of  the  legislature  voted  for  by  the  use  of [such machine] VOTING
MACHINES UTILIZING SUCH ELECTRONIC MEDIA and such data and such  figures
examined  by  such  committee  in the presence of the officer having the
custody of [such machine] VOTING MACHINES AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11346-01-1

2011-A7453A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-222, El L

2011-A7453A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the requirement to lock voting machines; requires sealing of removable memory cards or other similar electronic media.

2011-A7453A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7453--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the requirement to lock
  voting machines

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 3-222  of  the  election  law  is
amended to read as follows:
  1.  Except as hereinafter provided, [voting machines] REMOVABLE MEMORY
CARDS OR OTHER SIMILAR ELECTRONIC MEDIA  shall  remain  [locked]  SEALED
against  [voting  for  a  period of thirty days or] REUSE until [fifteen
days before the next election, if such machines are needed  for  use  at
such  next  election]  SUCH TIME AS THE INFORMATION STORED ON SUCH MEDIA
HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH PROCEDURES DEVELOPED  AND
DISTRIBUTED  BY  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.  Provided,  however, that
[a machine may be unlocked if a discrepancy discovered in the  recanvass
of  voting machines required by this chapter makes it necessary to exam-
ine the machine to  determine  if  it  has  malfunctioned  and  provided
further  that  a  machine  may be opened] THE INFORMATION STORED ON SUCH
ELECTRONIC MEDIA and all the data and figures therein  MAY  BE  examined
upon the order of any court or judge of competent jurisdiction or may be
[opened  by]  EXAMINED  AT THE direction of a committee of the senate or
assembly to investigate and report upon contested elections  of  members
of  the  legislature  voted  for  by  the  use  of [such machine] VOTING
MACHINES UTILIZING SUCH ELECTRONIC MEDIA and such data and such  figures
examined  by  such  committee  in the presence of the officer having the
custody of [such machine] VOTING MACHINES AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11346-02-1

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