| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jun 01, 2021 | referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 19, 2021 | advanced to third reading |
| May 12, 2021 | 2nd report cal. |
| May 11, 2021 | 1st report cal.1049 |
| Apr 09, 2021 | print number 286a |
| Apr 09, 2021 | amend and recommit to elections |
| Jan 06, 2021 | referred to elections |
senate Bill S286A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Zellnor Myrie
(D) 20th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 34th Senate District
John E. Brooks
(D) 8th Senate District
Brad Hoylman
(D, WF) 27th Senate District
S286 - Details
S286 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S286 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to availability of elec- tronic ballot images PURPOSE: Requires the board of elections to make available to the public upon request, electronic images of cast ballots from ballot scanners at an election, and requires these images to be available no later than one week after such election. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends Subdivision 1 of section 3-222 of the election law to include memory cards or other similar electronic media and requires such electronically rendered images to be copied from the memory cards or other similar electronic media by the board of elections no later than
S286 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
286
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- 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 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.
Co-Sponsors
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 34th Senate District
John E. Brooks
(D) 8th Senate District
Brad Hoylman
(D, WF) 27th Senate District
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
S286A (ACTIVE) - Details
S286A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S286A SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to availability of elec- tronic ballot images PURPOSE: Requires the board of elections to make available to the public upon request, electronic images of cast ballots from ballot scanners at an election, and requires these images to be available no later than one week after such election. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends Subdivision 1 of section 3-222 of the election law to include memory cards or other similar electronic media and requires such electronically rendered images, and records of the cast vote record, showing how the ballot was interpreted, to be copied from the memory
S286A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
286--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, BIAGGI, BROOKS, HOYLMAN -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Elections -- 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.
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