Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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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 |
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Co-Sponsors
David Buchwald
Sandy Galef
Thomas Abinanti
Inez E. Dickens
A8597 - Details
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §7-202, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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A1115
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
A8597A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §7-202, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
A1115
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