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NY S01014
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/9/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jeremy Cooney
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AI Summary
- Lowers automatic recount trigger from 20 votes to 10 votes or less margin of victory
- Lowers automatic recount trigger from 0.5% to 0.25% or less margin of victory
- Establishes new recount category for margins between 0.25% and 0.5%, allowing either manual or automated recounts using board-approved independent tools
- Permits losing candidates to reject a recount and concede the contest before any recount is conducted
- Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Provides that recounts of ballots conducted by the board of elections or a bipartisan committee appointed by the board can be either done manually or via the use of any automated tool authorized for such use by the board of elections, which is independent from the voting system it is being used to recount, of all ballots for a particular contest where the margin of victory is less than or equal to 0.5% but greater than 0.25%; allows for losing candidates to deny a recount before any recount is conducted.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
1/3/2024
Committee Referrals
Elections1/9/2023
Full Bill Text
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