New York A 9314: Prohibits local boards of elections from purchasing direct recording electronic machines

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A09314 Summary:

BILL NOA09314 

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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.

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BILL NOA09314 

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12/10/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9314

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting local
 boards of elections from purchasing direct recording electronic
 machines

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 7-202 of the election law, as
 2 added by chapter 181 of the laws of 2005, is amended and a new subdivi-
 3 sion 5 is added to read as follows:
 4 4. Local boards of elections which obtain voting machines pursuant to
 5 this chapter [may determine to] shall purchase [direct recording elec-
 6 tronic machines or] optical scan machines that tabulate paper ballots
 7 marked by hand that comply with section 7-104 of this article, and
 8 ballot marking devices that comply with subdivision two of this section
 9 but do not tabulate votes, in conformance with the requirements of this
 10 chapter.
 11 5. Local boards of elections must provide every voter at every polling
 12 place, both of the following options:
 13 (a) to hand mark a paper ballot that complies with section 7-104 of
 14 this article; or
 15 (b) to use a ballot marking device that does not tabulate votes to
 16 mark such paper ballot.
 17 § 2. Voting machines and systems purchased prior to the effective date
 18 of this act may continue to be used and maintained if they are designed
 19 and constructed to utilize paper ballots that comply with section 7-104
 20 of the election law.
 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14049-01-5

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