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NY A00656
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/11/2023
Primary Sponsor
Robert Carroll
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AI Summary
- Requires automatic manual recanvass and audit of votes within 15 days after general, special, or primary elections (7 days for village elections) when the margin between two candidates is less than 0.5% of total ballots cast
- Board of elections or bipartisan committee must manually recount all votes in affected election districts, including overvotes, undervotes, and blank votes, and conduct complete manual audit of paper audit records from all voting machines
- Mandates written notice to voting machine custodian, party chairs, and individual candidates before recanvass, with right for representatives of parties and candidates to observe the process
- Results of recanvass and audit supersede original election returns and must be documented in writing with witness signatures, then filed with board of elections
- Allows candidates to waive their right to recanvass and audit by filing written notice with board of elections, and prohibits additional recanvass or audit of the same contest under other sections
Legislative Description
Relates to requiring an automatic recanvass of votes where the difference between votes cast for two candidates that determines a candidate's nomination or election to office is less than one-half of one percent of total ballots cast in such contest.
Last Action
referred to election law
1/3/2024
Committee Referrals
Election Law1/11/2023
Full Bill Text
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