Senate Bill S1653

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the public release of ballot images

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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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2015-S1653 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7-131, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S604
2019-2020: S616
2021-2022: S6116
2023-2024: S4542

2015-S1653 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the Board of Elections to publicly release images of all ballots following an election.

2015-S1653 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1653 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1653

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT to amend the election law,  in  relation  to  publicly  releasing
  ballot images

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new  section  7-131
to read as follows:
  S  7-131.  BALLOTS;  PUBLIC  RELEASE  OF  BALLOT  IMAGES. FOLLOWING AN
ELECTION, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PUBLICLY RELEASE AND MAKE  AVAIL-
ABLE  ONLINE,  IMAGES OF ALL BALLOTS, EXCLUDING ALL PERSONAL IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07388-01-5

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