Bill > S03290

This bill modifies election law provisions regarding ballot recounts by expanding the circumstances under which a recount can be conducted. Specifically, the bill changes the margin of victory threshold for mandatory recounts from 0.5% to 0.25%, and introduces flexibility in recount methods by allowing boards of elections to use either manual recounts or authorized automated tools that are independent from the voting system being recounted. The bill also introduces a new provision that allows candidates who are deemed to be losing an election by the specified margins to reject a recount and concede the contest before any recount is initiated. For contests involving multiple counties, the margin of victory will be determined by the state board of elections based on the most recent recanvass results. The changes aim to provide more precise and potentially more efficient methods for verifying election results in close races, while also giving candidates more control over the recount process. The bill will take effect immediately upon passage.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3290