NY S02961

Requires boards of elections to conduct risk-limiting audits within 15 days after general or special elections, 13 days after primary elections, and 7 days after village elections.

Mandates hand-to-eye review of at least 3 percent of voter verifiable paper records in accordance with regulations promulgated by the state board of elections.

Defines "risk-limiting audit" as a post-election process with at least 90 percent probability of detecting and correcting an incorrect election outcome through full hand-to-eye tabulation of all validly cast votes.

Requires the state board of elections to promulgate regulations using statistical methods to determine the number of ballots selected for audit, with a minimum of 3 percent of all ballots cast.

Authorizes county boards of elections to conduct risk-limiting audit pilots and requires the state board to report findings to the legislature by June 30, 2025; effective January 1, 2026.