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Assembly Bill A8597A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to construction of voting machines and systems

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2019-A8597 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-202, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1115
2023-2024: A3992
2025-2026: A2606

2019-A8597 - Summary

Relates to construction of voting machines and systems.

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

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2019-A8597A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-202, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1115
2023-2024: A3992
2025-2026: A2606

2019-A8597A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to construction of voting machines and systems.

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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