NY S02853

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, with audits including a hand-to-eye review of at least 3 percent of voter verifiable paper records.

Mandates the state board of elections promulgate regulations for implementing risk-limiting audits using statistical methods designed to limit the risk of certifying an incorrect election outcome, with a minimum 3 percent sample of all ballots cast.

Defines "risk-limiting audit" as a post-election process with at least a 90 percent chance of replacing an incorrect reported outcome with the correct outcome determined by full hand-to-eye tabulation of all validly cast votes.

Authorizes county boards of elections to conduct risk-limiting audit pilots and requires the state board of elections to report findings to the legislature by June 30, 2023 on audits conducted through March 31, 2023.

Takes effect immediately except section one becomes effective January 1, 2024.