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Assembly Actions -
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| May 11, 2020 |
print number 8597a |
| May 11, 2020 |
amend (t) and recommit to election law |
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to election law |
| Sep 13, 2019 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A8597A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
David Buchwald
Sandy Galef
Thomas Abinanti
Inez E. Dickens
2019-A8597 - Details
2019-A8597 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8597
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
September 13, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, BUCHWALD, GALEF, ABINANTI, DICKENS, GOTT-
FRIED, PICHARDO, REYES, RIVERA, SAYEGH, MONTESANO -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to construction of voting
machines' ballot boxes
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs s and t of subdivision 1 of section 7-202 of the
election law, as added by chapter 181 of the laws of 2005, are amended
and a new paragraph u is added to read as follows:
s. permit alternative language accessibility pursuant to the require-
ments of section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
1973aa-1a) such that it must have the capacity to display the full
ballot in the alternative languages required by the federal Voting
Rights Act if such voting machine or system is to be used where such
alternative languages are required or where the local board deems such
feature necessary; [and]
t. not include any device or functionality potentially capable of
externally transmitting or receiving data via the internet or via radio
waves or via other wireless means[.]; AND
U. BE CONSTRUCTED SO THAT THE PAPER PATH INTO THE BALLOT BOX IS PHYS-
ICALLY SEPARATE FROM ANY PRINTER-FUNCTION PAPER PATH, SO THAT IT IS
PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A BALLOT TO PASS UNDER A PRINTER HEAD AFTER IT
IS CAST BY A VOTER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13202-01-9
co-Sponsors
David Buchwald
Sandy Galef
Thomas Abinanti
Inez E. Dickens
2019-A8597A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A8597A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8597--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
September 13, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, BUCHWALD, GALEF, ABINANTI, DICKENS, GOTT-
FRIED, PICHARDO, REYES, RIVERA, SAYEGH, MONTESANO, MOSLEY, D'URSO,
SIMON, COOK, DeSTEFANO, BLAKE, EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Election Law -- recommitted to the Committee on
Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to construction of voting
machines and systems
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs s and t of subdivision 1 of section 7-202 of the
election law, as added by chapter 181 of the laws of 2005, are amended
and a new paragraph u is added to read as follows:
s. permit alternative language accessibility pursuant to the require-
ments of section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
1973aa-1a) such that it must have the capacity to display the full
ballot in the alternative languages required by the federal Voting
Rights Act if such voting machine or system is to be used where such
alternative languages are required or where the local board deems such
feature necessary; [and]
t. not include any device or functionality potentially capable of
externally transmitting or receiving data via the internet or via radio
waves or via other wireless means[.]; AND
U. BE CONSTRUCTED SO THAT, AFTER THE PAPER BALLOT IS CAST BY THE
VOTER, THE VOTING MACHINE OR SYSTEM NEVER PASSES THE CAST BALLOT UNDER A
PRINTER THAT CAN PRINT VOTES ONTO THE BALLOT, INCLUDING AS A RESULT OF
UNAUTHORIZED, MALICIOUS AND/OR FAULTY SOFTWARE AND/OR FIRMWARE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13202-02-0
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