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Senator · Senate District 59
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History
- Substituted by A7453A
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1031
- Referred to elections
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Relates to the requirement to lock voting machines
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Joan Millman
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5385
Title of bill
An act to amend the election law, in relation to the requirement to lock voting machines
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this bill is to further conform and clarify the election law in response to the adoption and technical characteristics of the new HAVA compliant voting machines
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill updates and clarifies the election law regarding the security of removable memory cards or other similar electronic media used by the new HAVA compliant voting systems must be securely kept until such time as the information on the media has been preserved in a manner statutorily prescribed manner.
Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.
Justification
The logistical transition to the new HAVA compliant voting system in New York State and hence to a paper-based system with a large electronic storage component mandates that selected provisions of the election law be amended to reflect these changes in the voting system. Section 3-222(1) is one such provision. As presently constituted, this section currently speaks to locking voting machines used in elections and sets out the conditions under which such machines May be unlocked and the results examined. In recognition that the results of elections administered with the new HAVA compliant machines are stored on portable memory devices, rather than.on the machines themselves, this bill applies similar security and disclosure procedures in place for lever machines and applies them to the new HAVA compliant machines.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implication
None.
Effective date
This bill would take effect immediately.
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