New York S 8647: Relates to voting machines and systems

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S08647 Summary:

BILL NOS08647 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGONZALEZ

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COSPNSRRHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§7-200, 7-201, 7-202 & 7-206, El L

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Requires voting machines or systems to comply with the voluntary voting system guidelines adopted by the United States election assistance commission on December 13, 2005.

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BILL NOS08647 

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8647

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. GONZALEZ -- 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 voting machines and
 systems

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 7-200 of the election law, as
 2 amended by chapter 181 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. The board of elections of the city of New York and other county
 5 boards of elections may adopt any kind of voting machine or system
 6 approved by the state board of elections, or the use of which has been
 7 specifically authorized by law; and thereupon such voting machine or
 8 system may be used at any or all elections and shall be used at all
 9 general or special elections held by such boards in such city, town or
 10 village and in every contested primary election in the city of New York
 11 and in every contested primary election outside the city of New York in
 12 which there are one thousand or more enrolled voters qualified to vote.
 13 No voting machine or system shall be approved by the state board of
 14 elections unless such machine or system meets the requirements of
 15 section 7-202 of this title and has been tested pursuant to section
 16 7-206 of this title against the standards set forth in the voluntary
 17 voting system guidelines adopted by the United States election assist-
 18 ance commission on December thirteenth, two thousand five; provided,
 19 however, that the provisions of this subdivision requiring compliance
 20 with such guidelines shall apply solely to those components of a voting
 21 system that function to record, cast, or tabulate votes, and shall not
 22 apply to electronic poll books or systems utilized solely for the
 23 purpose of marking accessible absentee ballots pursuant to paragraph (c)
 24 of subdivision two of section 8-400 of this chapter. No more than two
 25 types of voting machines or systems may be used by any local board of
 26 elections at a single election. Notwithstanding the other provisions of
 27 this subdivision, any local board of elections may borrow or lease for
 28 use on an experimental basis for a period of not more than one year

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14365-01-6

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 1 each, voting machines or systems of any type approved by the state board
 2 of elections.
 3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 7-201 of the election law, as amended by
 4 chapter 181 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
 5 1. Any person or corporation owning or being interested in any voting
 6 machine or system may apply to have the state board of elections examine
 7 such machine or system. Such applicant shall pay to the board before the
 8 examination a fee equal to the cost of such examination. The state board
 9 of elections shall cause the machine or system to be examined for
 10 compliance with the requirements of section 7-202 of this title and a
 11 report of the examination to be made and filed in the office of the
 12 state board. Such examination shall include a determination as to wheth-
 13 er the machine or system meets the requirements of section 7-202 of this
 14 title and a thorough review and testing of any electronic or computer-
 15 ized features of the machine or system. Such report shall state an opin-
 16 ion as to whether the kind of machine or system so examined can safely
 17 and properly be used by voters an