New York - Session 2025-2026
Title: Relates to recounts of ballots conducted by the board of elections or a bipartisan committee appointed by the board
Provides that recounts of ballots conducted by the board of elections or a bipartisan committee appointed by the board can be either done manually or via the use of any automated tool authorized for such use by the board of elections, which is independent from the voting system it is being used to recount, of all ballots for a particular contest where the margin of victory is less than or equal to 0.5% but greater than 0.25%; allows for losing candidates to deny a recount before any recount is conducted.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-24 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Senate Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S 7119 | Authorizes the widow of Howard Mahler to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband | in_committee |
| A 10768 | Relates to elections involving board members, by-law amendments, or dissolution, reconstitution or conversion of mutual housing companies | in_committee |
| A 10789 | Relates to voting by the senate on nominations of the governor | in_committee |
| A 10817 | Requires fire district elections occur on the same day as school board elections and be run by the county board of elections; repealer | in_committee |
| S 9671 | Requires the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration of the confidentiality of such registration records | in_committee |
| A 2554 | Relates to designating state and city university campuses as early voting sites and polling sites | in_committee |
| A 5670 | Authorizes Michael Winston Hoard, the widower of Kathy Marie Dwyer-Hoard, to file a new service retirement application and election form with the New York state and local employees' retirement system | in_committee |
| A 9626 | Relates to absentee ballot drop boxes | in_committee |