Bill Summary: A3389 - Voter Friendly Ballot Act

• Establishes comprehensive design and formatting standards for all paper ballots used in New York elections, including requirements for sans serif fonts, specific font sizes (minimum 9 points for candidate names), and plain language instructions.

• Requires ballots to display voting ovals or squares to the left of candidate names, prohibits party emblems on ballots, mandates "Vote for one" or "Vote for up to [number]" language below each office title, and ensures candidates for the same office appear on the same page without separation.

• Standardizes ballot instructions across election types with specific text about marking procedures, write-in voting, and vote limits, with instructions printed in line lengths no wider than five inches and using standard capitalization rather than all capital letters.

• Eliminates separate ballot requirements for New York City primary elections by repealing specialized provisions and applying general ballot standards uniformly across all jurisdictions.

• Extends public inspection periods for sample ballots from 5 to 28 days before elections and official ballots from 4 to 14 days before elections, and establishes a 14-day advance notice period for candidate ballot inspection.