Bill > A09606

This bill establishes the "Uniform Election Night Procedure Act" to standardize the procedures for election officials to follow after the polls close on election day. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring election inspectors to reconcile paper ballots, scan emergency ballots, hand-count unscanned ballots, print and post or announce the results tape, and secure the voting equipment. 2. Specifying that the election results tape must be signed by inspectors from both major political parties and that candidates or observers can compare the results to the tape and have any necessary corrections made. 3. Amending existing law to clarify the process for accounting for and securing all ballots, including those that could not be scanned, and for delivering election materials to the board of elections. The bill aims to standardize and clarify the procedures for completing the election night canvass process across the state, with some specific provisions for the City of New York.

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https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A09606&term=2017&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y