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NY A01091
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jennifer Lunsford
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AI Summary
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Lowers the threshold for mandatory full manual recounts from 20 votes or less to 10 votes or less, and from 0.5% margin to 0.25% margin or less
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Creates a new recount category for margins between 0.25% and 0.5%, allowing either manual recount or use of automated tools authorized by the board of elections that are independent from the original voting system
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Retains existing provision requiring manual recount for contests with one million or more ballots cast where the margin is less than 5,000 votes
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Allows losing candidates to reject a recount and concede victory before any recount is conducted
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Specifies that recount results supersede the original returns filed by election inspectors
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 election law
1/7/2026