S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7450
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 28, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT -- 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 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.
LBD00349-01-5