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NY A07348
Bill
Status
5/6/2021
Primary Sponsor
Sandra Galef
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AI Summary
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Requires boards of elections to conduct risk-limiting audits within 15 days after general/special elections, 13 days after primary elections, and 7 days after village elections.
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Mandates hand-to-eye review of at least 3 percent of voter verifiable paper records, with audit sample size determined by state board regulations using statistical methods.
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Defines "risk-limiting audit" as a post-election process with at least 90 percent probability of detecting and correcting an incorrect outcome through full hand tabulation of votes from paper records.
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Authorizes county boards of elections to conduct risk-limiting audit pilot programs and requires the state board to report findings to the legislature by June 30, 2023.
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Takes effect immediately except the audit requirement provisions take effect January 1, 2024.
Legislative Description
Requires the board of elections or a bipartisan committee appointed by such board to conduct a risk-limiting audit of voter verifiable audit records from voting machines or systems within the jurisdiction of such board.
Last Action
referred to election law
1/5/2022