| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Apr 28, 2021 | print number 6589a |
| Apr 28, 2021 | amend and recommit to election law |
| Mar 19, 2021 | referred to election law |
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Thomas Abinanti
A6589 - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6589
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 19, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to availability of elec-
tronic ballot images
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, as
amended by chapter 169 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
1. Except as hereinafter provided, removable memory cards or other
similar electronic media shall remain sealed against reuse until 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: (I) the information stored
on such MEMORY CARD OR OTHER SIMILAR 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 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 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 voting machines and electronic media; AND (II) THE
ELECTRONICALLY RENDERED IMAGE OF EACH CAST BALLOT PRODUCED BY EACH
BALLOT SCANNER USED AT AN ELECTION SHALL BE COPIED FROM THE MEMORY CARDS
OR OTHER SIMILAR ELECTRONIC MEDIA BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS NO LATER
THAN ONE WEEK AFTER SUCH ELECTION, AND SUCH COPIED ELECTRONIC IMAGES OF
CAST BALLOTS SHALL BE PUBLIC RECORDS OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AVAILABLE
UPON REQUEST.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02380-01-1
Co-Sponsors
Thomas Abinanti
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Linda Rosenthal
Jo Anne Simon
A6589A (ACTIVE) - Details
A6589A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6589--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 19, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the
Committee 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 availability of elec-
tronic ballot images
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, as
amended by chapter 169 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
1. Except as hereinafter provided, removable memory cards or other
similar electronic media shall remain sealed against reuse until 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: (I) the information stored
on such MEMORY CARD OR OTHER SIMILAR 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 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 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 voting machines and electronic media; AND (II) THE
ELECTRONICALLY RENDERED IMAGE OF EACH CAST BALLOT PRODUCED BY EACH
BALLOT SCANNER USED AT AN ELECTION AND THE CAST VOTE RECORD THAT SHOWS
HOW THE BALLOT IMAGE WAS INTERPRETED SHALL BE COPIED FROM THE MEMORY
CARDS OR OTHER SIMILAR ELECTRONIC MEDIA BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS NO
LATER THAN ONE WEEK AFTER SUCH ELECTION, AND SUCH COPIED ELECTRONIC
IMAGES OF CAST BALLOTS AND THE CAST VOTE RECORDS SHALL BE PUBLIC RECORDS
OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.