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NY A04307
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Dinowitz
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AI Summary
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Requires a full hand recount of all ballots for a contest when the margin of victory is 20 votes or less, 0.5% or less, or less than 5,000 votes in contests with one million or more ballots cast
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Redefines "margin of victory" as the difference between votes for the winning candidate with the fewest votes and the losing candidate with the most votes, or the difference between votes for and against a ballot proposal
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Establishes a formula for calculating the 0.5% margin threshold by dividing the margin of victory by total ballots cast for that contest and multiplying by 100
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Clarifies procedures for multi-county contests, requiring the state board of elections to determine margin of victory based on recanvass results from all affected jurisdictions
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Specifies that full hand recount results supersede the original returns filed by election inspectors in every affected election district
Legislative Description
Enacts the "Count Every Vote Act of New York" which amends the procedure for the recanvass of votes in election districts; defines margin of victory for the purpose of triggering a hand recount of ballots.
Last Action
referred to election law
1/7/2026