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NY Elec L § 7-118 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 1 - Form of Ballots 7-118 - Ballots; Facsimile and Sample.

§  7-118.  Ballots;  facsimile  and  sample. 1. The board of elections   shall provide facsimile and sample ballots which shall  be  arranged  in   the  form  of  a  diagram  showing  such  part of the face of the voting   machine or ballots as shall be in use at that election.  Such  facsimile   and  sample ballots shall be distinguishable from the official ballot by   size, color, or other  means  and  shall  contain  suitable  illustrated   directions for voting on the voting machine or ballot.2.  Such  facsimile  ballots shall be mounted and displayed for public   inspection at each polling place during election day.3. Sample ballots may be mailed by the  board  of  elections  to  each   eligible  voter  at  least  three  days  before the election, or in lieu   thereof, a copy of such sample ballot may be  published  at  least  once   within  one  week  preceding  the election in newspapers or on a website   maintained by the board of elections. Each  county  board  of  elections   shall  transmit electronically in a format to be determined by the state   board of elections, as it is available, a  copy  of  the  candidate  and   contest  information contained on each of its ballot styles to the state   board of elections. The state board shall create a system to allow  such   information  to  be  made publicly available via its website, as well as   the website of any county board of elections, and in such a way as to be   accessible with a computer screen-reading program.4. One copy of such facsimile shall be sent  to  each  school  in  the   county,  providing  the  ninth  through  the twelfth years of compulsory   education, and in the city of New York to each such school in  the  city   of  New York, at least one week before each general election for posting   at a convenient place in such school. The board of elections shall  also   send a facsimile ballot to any other school requesting such a ballot. In   the  alternative,  the  requirements  of  this  subdivision may be fully   satisfied by publishing such facsimile on a website  maintained  by  the   board of elections and notifying each such school of such publication.
NY Elec L § 7-120 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 1 - Form of Ballots 7-120 - Ballots; Emergency Use, to Be Furnished.

§  7-120.  Ballots;  emergency use, to be furnished.  1. If any voting   machine or voting system for use in any election  shall  become  out  of   order  during  an election it shall, if possible, be repaired or another   machine or voting system substituted as promptly as  possible.  In  case   such  repair  or substitution cannot be made, emergency ballots, printed   or written, and of any suitable form, shall be provided by the board  of   elections and may be used for the casting of votes.2.  If  the  official  ballots  for  an election district shall not be   delivered within the time necessary to open the polls, or shall be lost,   destroyed or stolen, or if the  supply  of  official  ballots  shall  be   exhausted before the polls are closed, the board of elections, or at its   direction,  the  town  or city clerk, or the election inspectors of such   district, shall cause emergency  ballots  to  be  prepared,  printed  or   written,  as  nearly in the form of the official ballots as practicable.   The inspectors shall use the ballots so substituted in the same  manner,   as near as may be, as the official ballots.3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  board  of elections to cause a   sufficient number of emergency ballots to  be  placed  at  each  polling   place  in  which  voting  machines  or  voting  systems  are used, to be   employed in the event the voting machines or voting systems break  down.   At  any  time  during the hour succeeding a breakdown, the inspectors of   election may use such emergency ballots, and  if  such  breakdown  lasts   more  than  one  hour,  such  emergency ballots must be used. The sample   ballots may be used for this purpose in full or reduced size.
NY Elec L § 7-121 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 1 - Form of Ballots 7-121 - Ballots Which Are Counted by Machine.

§ 7-121. Ballots which are counted by machine. All ballots printed for   use  on  a voting system approved by the state board of elections may be   printed and arranged in a manner which would permit them to  be  counted   by such machine.
NY Elec L § 7-126 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 1 - Form of Ballots 7-126 - Ballots; Pasters, or Stickers, Use Of.

§ 7-126. Ballots; pasters, or stickers, use of. No pasters or stickers   shall  be  affixed  to  any  official  ballot by any voter. The board of   elections may authorize election officials to affix a paster or  sticker   upon  unvoted  ballots.  All of the voted ballots for which the use of a   paster or sticker shall have been authorized shall be manually canvassed   and shall not be canvassed by a ballot scanner.
NY Elec L § 7-128 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 1 - Form of Ballots 7-128 - Ballots; Inspection Of.

§ 7-128. Ballots; inspection of. 1. Each officer or board charged with   the duty of providing official ballots for an election shall have sample   ballots  open  to  public  inspection  fifty days, except in the case of   extraordinary  circumstances  in  which  case  on   the   earliest   day   practicable,  before  the  election  for  which  the  ballots  have been   prepared and the official ballots open to such  inspection  fifty  days,   except  in  the case of extraordinary circumstances in which case on the   earliest day practicable, before such election except  that  the  sample   and  official  ballots  for  a village election held at a different time   from a general election shall be open to public inspection at least  two   days before such election. During the times within which the ballots are   open  for  inspection, such officer or board shall deliver to each voter   applying therefor a sample of the ballot which he or she is entitled  to   vote.2. a. Each officer or board charged with the duty of preparing ballots   to  be  used  in  any election shall give written notice, by first class   mail, to all candidates, except candidates  for  member  of  the  county   committee, who are lawfully entitled to have their names appear thereon,   of  the  time when, and the place where, they may inspect the ballots to   be  used  for  such  election.  The  candidates  or   their   designated   representatives  may  appear  at  the  time  and place specified in such   notice to inspect such ballots, provided,  however,  that  the  time  so   specified  shall  be no later than forty-six days before the election at   which the ballots will be used.b. A candidate, whose name  appears  on  the  ballot  or  his  or  her   designated  representative, may, in the presence of the election officer   attending the ballot, inspect the ballot to see that his or  her  ballot   position is in its proper place or places.3. Each officer or board charged with the duty of preparing ballots to   be  used  with  voting  machines  or  systems in any election shall give   written  notice,  by  first  class  mail,  to  all  candidates,   except   candidates for member of the county committee, who are lawfully entitled   to  have  their  names  appear  thereon, of the time when, and the place   where, they may inspect the voting machines or systems to  be  used  for   such  election.  The  candidates or their designated representatives may   appear at the time and place  specified  in  such  notice  to  view  the   conduct  of  the  logic and accuracy testing required to be performed on   such voting machines or systems, provided  however,  that  the  time  so   specified  shall  be  not less than twenty days prior to the date of the   election.
NY Elec L § 7-130 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 1 - Form of Ballots 7-130 - Ballots; Examination by Voters and Instruction in Use of Voting Machines.

§  7-130.  Ballots;  examination  by  voters and instruction in use of   voting machines. One or more voting machines  which  shall  contain  the   ballot  labels, showing the title of officers to be voted for, and which   shall so far as practicable contain the names of the  candidates  to  be   voted  for,  shall be placed on public exhibition in some suitable place   by the board of elections, in charge of competent  instructors,  for  at   least  three  days during the thirty days next preceding an election. No   voting machine which is to be assigned for use in an election  shall  be   used  for  such  purpose  after  having been prepared and sealed for the   election. During such public exhibition, the counting mechanism  of  the   machine  shall  be  concealed from view and the doors may be temporarily   opened only when authorized by the board or official having  charge  and   control  of  the  election.  Any  voter shall be allowed to examine such   machine, and upon request shall be instructed in its use.
NY Elec L § 7-200 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 2 - Voting Machines 7-200 - Adoption and Use of Voting Machine or System.

§ 7-200. Adoption and use of voting machine or system. 1. The board of   elections  of  the city of New York and other county boards of elections   may adopt any kind of voting machine or system  approved  by  the  state   board of elections, or the use of which has been specifically authorized   by  law;  and thereupon such voting machine or system may be used at any   or all elections and shall be used at all general or  special  elections   held by such boards in such city, town or village and in every contested   primary  election in the city of New York and in every contested primary   election outside the city of New York in which there are one thousand or   more enrolled voters qualified to vote. No more than two types of voting   machines or systems may be used by any local board  of  elections  at  a   single   election.   Notwithstanding   the   other  provisions  of  this   subdivision, any local board of elections may borrow or lease for use on   an experimental basis for a period of  not  more  than  one  year  each,   voting  machines  or  systems of any type approved by the state board of   elections.2. For five years after  any  voting  machine  or  system  of  a  type   approved by the state board of elections pursuant to the election reform   and  modernization  act  of 2005 is first used in any election district,   the local board of elections which owns such  machine  or  system  shall   provide  a  model  or  diagram of such voting machine or system for each   polling place in which any  such  election  district  is  located.  Such   models  or  diagrams  shall  meet the standards set forth in regulations   promulgated by the state board of elections.3. Whenever  there  are  more  offices  to  be  elected  than  can  be   accommodated  on  the  voting  machine or system or more candidates have   been nominated for an office than can  be  accommodated  on  the  voting   machine  or system, the local board of elections may provide for the use   of separate paper ballots for such offices, when other offices are voted   for on voting machines  or  systems  by  voters  of  the  same  election   district.
NY Elec L § 7-203 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 2 - Voting Machines 7-203 - Voting Machines; Requirement of Use.

§  7-203.  Voting  machines;  requirement  of  use.  1.  The  board of   elections shall provide a sufficient number of voting machines to  fully   equip  all  election  districts  within  its  jurisdiction.  Such voting   machines shall be used at all general,  special  and  primary  elections   conducted pursuant to this chapter.2.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of law to the contrary, the state   board of elections shall establish, in accordance with subdivision  four   of  section 3-100 of this chapter, for each election, the minimum number   of voting machines required in each polling place and the maximum number   of voters that can vote on one voting machine. Such  minimum  number  of   voting machines shall be based on the voting machine in use, taking into   account  machine  functionality and capability, including the ability to   tabulate multiple official  ballots  and  the  need  for  efficient  and   orderly elections and, in the case of a general or special election, the   number of registered voters, excluding voters in inactive status, in the   election  district  or, in the case of a primary election, the number of   enrolled voters, excluding voters in inactive status, therein.3. In the event that the board of elections shall not agree  upon,  or   the  county  shall  not execute a contract or contracts for the purchase   of, the necessary voting machines, such contract or contracts  shall  be   awarded,  made  and  executed  by  the  state  board  of  elections,  in   accordance with subdivision four of section 3-100 of  this  chapter,  on   approval  of  the attorney general as to form. The expense of making and   entering into such contracts, including the preparation and printing  of   specifications,  and  also  all  payments for voting machines to be made   thereunder, shall be chargeable to the county, except in the city of New   York where such expense shall be chargeable to such city, and  it  shall   be  the  duty  of  the  comptroller or other chief fiscal officer of the   county or city, as the case may be, to pay the same upon the certificate   of the officer making such contract, or  upon  the  certificate  of  the   state  board of elections in the event that such contract be made by it.   No provision of any charter or other  law  or  ordinance  governing  the   purchase  of  patented articles shall be deemed to apply to the purchase   of voting machines pursuant to the provisions of this  section.  Nothing   in  this  section  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  the state board of   elections from distributing  voting  machines  to  boards  of  elections   pursuant to other provisions of this chapter without charge.4.  The  board  of  elections  may purchase voting machines for use in   demonstration and as extra machines within the county.
NY Elec L § 7-204 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 2 - Voting Machines 7-204 - Contracts for Purchase of Voting Machines or Systems.

§  7-204. Contracts for purchase of voting machines or systems. 1. All   contracts for purchase of voting machines or systems of  types  approved   by  the  state  board of elections shall include, but not be limited to,   requirements that the vendors provide assistance in  training  board  of   elections personnel in the operation of such machines or systems and any   ancillary   equipment,  assistance  in  the  conduct  of  all  elections   conducted during the first year in which each such machine or system  is   used and at least five years of service for all such machines or systems   and ancillary equipment.2.  All  such  contracts shall also require the vendor to guarantee in   writing to keep such machines and systems in good working order  for  at   least  five  years without additional cost and to perform satisfactorily   its training and service obligations under the contract and  to  give  a   sufficient bond conditioned to that effect.3.  The  state  board of elections, in consultation with the office of   general services, shall issue regulations specifying the manner in which   contracts must be drawn in order to comply with the provisions  of  this   section.4.  Purchase  contracts  for purchase of voting machines or systems of   types approved by the state board of elections may not become  effective   until  a  date  at  least  ten  days  after copies of such contracts are   received by the state board of elections unless,  within  such  ten  day   period,  such  board  of elections notifies the local board of elections   which  submitted  such  contract  that  such  contract  does  not   meet   requirements  of  this  chapter or the regulations of the state board of   elections.
NY Elec L § 7-206 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 2 - Voting Machines 7-206 - Testing of Voting and Ballot Counting Machines.

§  7-206. Testing of voting and ballot counting machines. 1. The state   board of elections shall test every voting machine of  a  type  approved   after  September  first,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-six and every ballot   counting machine to insure that each  such  machine  functions  properly   before such machines may be used in any election in this state.2.  Such  testing shall include, but not be limited to, a verification   of the authenticity  and  integrity  of  the  resident  vote  tabulation   programming  in open, encrypted, compiled, assembled, or any other form,   in each voting machine of such types, by  comparison  of  such  resident   vote  tabulation  programming  with  the  programming  which  was in the   machine of such type which was approved for use in this  state  and  the   recording  of  at  least eight hundred votes on each such voting machine   and a sufficient number of votes on each such ballot  counting  machine,   by  a method which may be mechanical or electronic, to determine if such   machine accurately records such votes.3. At least annually, the board of elections of each county  in  which   any  such  voting or ballot counting machines are in use shall test each   such machine in a manner prescribed by  the  state  board  of  elections   under  conditions  supervised  by  such  state  board.  Such tests shall   include, but not be limited to the tests required by subdivision two  of   this section.4.  Upon  the discovery of a discrepancy during the recanvass required   by subdivision three of  section  9-208  of  this  chapter,  the  ballot   scanner  shall be retested pursuant to 9 NYCRR 6210.2. No ballot scanner   shall be returned  to  service  until  any  such  discrepancy  has  been   resolved.
NY Elec L § 7-208 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 2 - Voting Machines 7-208 - Escrow Requirements.

§  7-208.  Escrow requirements. Prior to the use of any voting machine   or system in any election in the state, on or after September first, two   thousand six, the state board  of  elections  and  the  local  board  of   elections using such voting machine or system shall:1. Require that the manufacturer and/or vendor of such voting machine,   system  or  equipment  shall  place  into escrow with the state board of   elections a complete copy of all programming, source coding and software   employed by the voting machine, system or equipment which shall be  used   exclusively  for  purposes  authorized  by  this  chapter  and  shall be   otherwise confidential.2. Require that the manufacturer and/or vendor of such voting machine,   system or equipment file with the  state  board  of  elections  and  the   appropriate  local  boards  of elections a waiver, prepared by the state   board of elections, which shall  waive  all  rights  of  the  vendor  or   manufacturer  to  assert intellectual property or trade secret rights in   any court of competent jurisdiction hearing a challenge to  the  results   of any election and requesting that programming source coding, firmware,   and  software  as  well  as  voting  machines  or  systems  be tested by   independent experts under court supervision and  at  the  conclusion  of   such proceeding shall be sealed.3.  Require that the manufacturer and/or vendor of such equipment file   with the state board of elections and the appropriate  local  boards  of   elections  a  consent  to  having  and cooperating in the testing of any   programming, source coding, firmware, or software, pursuant to an  order   of  any  board of elections or court of competent jurisdiction. Any such   board or agent thereof shall be required to maintain the confidentiality   of any proprietary material.
NY Elec L § 7-209 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 2 - Voting Machines 7-209 - Elimination of Punch Card Ballots.

§  7-209. Elimination of punch card ballots. Notwithstanding any other   provision of law, on or after September  first,  two  thousand  six,  no   punch  card  ballot  or  punch  card  voting system shall be used in any   manner in the conduct of any election.
NY Elec L § 8-106 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 8 - Conduct of Elections Title 1 - Polling Places 8-106 - Polling Places; Attendance for Educational Purposes.

§  8-106.  Polling  places;  attendance  for  educational purposes. 1.   Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  in   order   to   facilitate  education  and  participation  in  the  electoral process, a   number of students in grades eight to twelve, inclusive, not  to  exceed   four  at  any one time in any polling place, may enter any polling place   between twelve o'clock noon and three o'clock p.m. for  the  purpose  of   observing  the  activities taking place therein and, when allowed by the   inspectors, for  the  purposes  of  subdivision  two  of  this  section,   provided  there  is  proper parental or teacher supervision present, and   provided further, any such student who in any way  interferes  with  the   orderly  process of voting shall not be allowed to remain in the polling   place.2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law,  each  board  of   elections may provide a spare voting machine inside any polling place or   in  a  room  adjacent  to  any  polling place for the educational use of   students in grades eight to twelve, inclusive.  Each  such  board  shall   establish  procedures  for  the  use  of  the machine including, but not   limited to, location and preparation of the machine and  duties  of  the   machine  tenders.  At  least four weeks prior to an election, each board   intending to provide a voting booth for the educational use of  students   shall  notify  each  school  district  within  its  jurisdiction  of the   location of the spare voting machine. Upon such notice,  but  not  later   than two weeks prior to such election, each school district intending to   utilize  the  spare voting machine made available for educational use as   herein provided shall notify the board of  such  intention.  Any  ballot   used  in  connection with such spare voting machine shall be in the form   prescribed by section 7-118 of this  chapter  for  facsimile  or  sample   ballots.3.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of law, in order to   facilitate education and foster early  participation  in  the  electoral   process,  any  persons  younger  than the age of sixteen on election day   shall be permitted to  accompany  a  duly  qualified  voting  parent  or   guardian  into  the  appropriate  polling place and voting booth for the   specific purpose of observing that parent or guardian vote, and for  the   general purpose of observing the electoral process. Any voting parent or   guardian permitting a child to accompany them while voting shall provide   appropriate supervision so as not to allow a child to interfere with the   orderly process of voting.