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NY A09314

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Gary Pretlow

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits local boards of elections from purchasing direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines, requiring them instead to purchase optical scan machines that tabulate hand-marked paper ballots

  • Mandates that all voting equipment comply with paper ballot requirements under Election Law section 7-104, and that ballot marking devices cannot tabulate votes

  • Requires every polling place to offer voters two options: hand-marking a paper ballot or using a ballot marking device that does not tabulate votes

  • Allows voting machines purchased before the effective date to continue being used if they utilize compliant paper ballots

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Prohibits local boards of elections from purchasing direct recording electronic machines; requires local boards of elections to provide hand marking and ballot marking device options at all polling places.

Last Action

referred to election law

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Election Law12/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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