New York A 562: Relates to requests for proposals for voting machines

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A00562 Summary:

BILL NOA00562 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRReyes, Sayegh, Simon, Cook, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§7-201 & 7-204, El L

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Relates to requests for proposals for voting machines and contracts for the purchase of voting machines or systems.

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BILL NOA00562 

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01/08/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 562

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, REYES, SAYEGH, SIMON, COOK, DeSTEFANO --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requests for proposals
 for voting machines and contracts for purchase of voting machines or
 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 7-201 of the election law, as
 2 amended by chapter 181 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. [Any person or corporation owning or being interested in any voting
 5 machine or system may apply to have] Any commissioner of the state board
 6 of elections [examine such machine or system] may solicit requests for
 7 proposals for voting machines or systems to be certified by such board
 8 for use in New York state. [Such applicant] All such requests for
 9 proposals shall contain a provision stating that any person or entity
 10 submitting a proposal shall pay to the board before the examination of
 11 such proposed voting machine or system, a fee equal to the cost of [such
 12 examination] examining such voting machine or system. The state board of
 13 elections shall cause the machine or system to be examined and a report
 14 of the examination to be made and filed in the office of the state
 15 board. Such examination shall include a determination as to whether the
 16 machine or system meets the requirements of section 7-202 of this title
 17 and a thorough review and testing of any electronic or computerized
 18 features of the machine or system. Such report shall state an opinion as
 19 to whether the kind of machine or system so examined can safely and
 20 properly be used by voters and local boards of elections at elections,
 21 under the conditions prescribed in this article and the requirements of
 22 the federal Help America Vote Act. If the report states that the machine
 23 or system can be so used, and the board after its own examination so

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02037-01-5

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 1 determines, in accordance with subdivision four of section 3-100 of this
 2 chapter, the machine or system shall be deemed approved, and machines or
 3 systems of its kind may be adopted for use at elections as herein
 4 provided. The voting machine or system shall be examined by examiners or
 5 testing laboratories to be selected for such purpose by the state board.
 6 Each examiner or laboratory shall receive compensation and expenses for
 7 making an examination and report as to each voting machine or system
 8 examined by [him or it] such examiner or laboratory. Neither any member
 9 of the state board of elections nor any examiner or owner or employee of
 10 any testing laboratory, shall have any pecuniary interest in any voting
 11 machine or system. Any form of voting machine or system not so approved,
 12 cannot be used at any election.
 13 § 2. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 7-204 of the election law, as
 14 amended by chapter 181 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as
 15 follows:
 16 1. All contracts for purchase of voting machines or systems of types
 17 approved by the state board of elections shall include, but not be
 18 limited to, requirements that the vendors provide assistance in training
 19 board of elections personnel in the operation of such machines or
 20 systems and any ancillary equipment, assistance in the conduct of all
 21 elections conduc