Senate Bill S6211

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the examination of voting machines by the state board of elections

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S6211 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-201, El L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6708

2021-S6211 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the state board of elections to reject the use of voting machines or systems on the grounds that such machines or systems are not proper, safe, or secure.

2021-S6211 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6211 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6211
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  the  examination  of
   voting machines by the state board of elections
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 7-201 of the election  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter 181 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Any person or corporation owning or being interested in any  voting
 machine or system may apply to have the state board of elections examine
 such machine or system. Such applicant shall pay to the board before the
 examination a fee equal to the cost of such examination. The state board
 of  elections  shall  cause  the  machine or system to be examined and a
 report of the examination to be made and filed  in  the  office  of  the
 state board. Such examination shall include a determination as to wheth-
 er the machine or system meets the requirements of section 7-202 of this
 title  and  a thorough review and testing of any electronic or computer-
 ized features of the machine or system. Such report shall state an opin-
 ion as to whether the kind of machine or system so examined  can  safely
 [and],  properly,  AND  SECURELY  be  used by voters and local boards of
 elections at elections, under the conditions prescribed in this  article
 and the requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act. If the report
 states  that  the  machine or system can be so used, and the board after
 its own examination so determines, in accordance with  subdivision  four
 of  section  3-100 of this chapter, the machine or system [shall] MAY be
 deemed approved, and machines or systems of its kind may be adopted  for
 use  at elections as herein provided.  NOTWITHSTANDING THAT A MACHINE OR
 SYSTEM MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 7-202 OF THIS TITLE, THE  STATE
 BOARD,  IN  ITS DISCRETION, MAY REJECT THE USE OF SUCH MACHINE OR SYSTEM
 ON THE GROUND THAT IT IS NOT PROPER,  SAFE  AND/OR  SECURE.  The  voting
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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