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NY A05143
Bill
Status
2/11/2021
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Amends Election Law Section 9-208 to require hand counting of all ballots during recanvass when the vote difference for any position is 10 or fewer votes, or 0.5 percent of ballots cast, whichever is greater.
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Applies hand counting requirement to general elections, special elections, and primary elections.
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Requires the board of elections or bipartisan committee to manually count all ballots for the affected position, including those previously scanned by ballot scanner.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment and applies to all elections conducted on or after the effective date.
Legislative Description
Requires boards of elections and bipartisan committees to hand count ballots during recanvass of any ballots cast in election for a position where the difference between the candidates is 10 or less votes, or .5% of the ballots cast for such position, whichever shall be greater.
Last Action
referred to election law
1/5/2022