Senate Bill S6734

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requests for proposals for voting machines

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • 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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2019-S6734 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8449
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7-201 & 7-204, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S331, A4926
2023-2024: S2382, A1155

2019-S6734 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S6734 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6734 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6734
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 7-201 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 181 of the laws  of  2005,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1. [Any person or corporation owning or being interested in any voting
 machine or system may apply to have] ANY COMMISSIONER OF the state board
 of  elections  [examine such machine or system] MAY SOLICIT REQUESTS FOR
 PROPOSALS FOR VOTING MACHINES OR SYSTEMS TO BE CERTIFIED BY  SUCH  BOARD
 FOR  USE  IN  NEW  YORK  STATE.  [Such  applicant] ALL SUCH REQUESTS FOR
 PROPOSALS SHALL CONTAIN A PROVISION STATING THAT ANY  PERSON  OR  ENTITY
 SUBMITTING  A  PROPOSAL shall pay to the board before the examination OF
 SUCH PROPOSED VOTING MACHINE OR SYSTEM, a fee equal to the cost of [such
 examination] EXAMINING SUCH VOTING MACHINE OR SYSTEM. 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 whether  the
 machine  or system meets the requirements of section 7-202 of this title
 and a thorough review and testing  of  any  electronic  or  computerized
 features of the machine or system. Such report shall state an opinion as
 to  whether  the  kind  of  machine or system so examined can safely and
 properly 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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