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NY A01734
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Weprin
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AI Summary
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Requires voting machines to automatically reject any ballot containing a vote for a candidate who withdrew from the election before it was held, effective January 1, 2027
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Mandates that voting machines notify voters when their ballot is rejected due to voting for a withdrawn candidate, including the name of the withdrawn candidate
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Requires voters whose ballots are rejected to complete a new ballot
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Authorizes the State Board of Elections to create rules and regulations for implementing these voting machine requirements
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Amends election law section 7-202 to add this as a new technical requirement for voting machines used in New York elections
Legislative Description
Relates to the rejection by voting machines of ballots that contain a vote for a candidate who previously withdrew from an election.
Last Action
referred to election law
1/7/2026