Senate Bill S331

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to requests for proposals for voting machines

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • 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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2021-S331 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4926
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7-201 & 7-204, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6734, A8449
2023-2024: S2382, A1155

2021-S331 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requests for proposals for voting machines and contracts for the purchase of voting machines or systems.

2021-S331 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S331 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    331
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE,  BIAGGI,  MAYER, SKOUFIS -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Elections
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requests for proposals
   for voting machines and contracts for purchase of voting  machines  or
   systems
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 7-201  of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  181  of  the  laws  of 2005, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. [Any person or corporation owning or being interested in any voting
 machine or system may apply to have] ANY COMMISSIONER OF the state board
 of elections [examine such machine or system] MAY SOLICIT  REQUESTS  FOR
 PROPOSALS  FOR  VOTING MACHINES OR SYSTEMS TO BE CERTIFIED BY SUCH BOARD
 FOR USE IN NEW YORK  STATE.  [Such  applicant]  ALL  SUCH  REQUESTS  FOR
 PROPOSALS  SHALL  CONTAIN  A PROVISION STATING THAT ANY PERSON OR ENTITY
 SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL shall pay to the board before the  examination  OF
 SUCH PROPOSED VOTING MACHINE OR SYSTEM, a fee equal to the cost of [such
 examination] EXAMINING SUCH VOTING MACHINE OR SYSTEM. The state board of
 elections  shall cause the machine or system to be examined and a report
 of the examination to be made and filed  in  the  office  of  the  state
 board.  Such examination shall include a determination as to whether the
 machine or system meets the requirements of section 7-202 of this  title
 and  a  thorough  review  and  testing of any electronic or computerized
 features of the machine or system. Such report shall state an opinion as
 to whether the kind of machine or system  so  examined  can  safely  and
 properly  be  used by voters and local boards of elections at elections,
 under the conditions prescribed in this article and the requirements  of
 the federal Help America Vote Act. If the report states that the machine
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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