A 347 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Empowers the commissioner of a board of elections to order certain audits upon a finding of discrepancies

Summary

Relates to empowering the commissioner of a board of elections to order a voting machine audit upon a finding of discrepancies and shall also be empowered to order an audit of a particular contest.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

A347 → A347A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends New York's election law to expand the authority of election commissioners to order audits. It adds the power for commissioners to order audits of specific contests in addition to ordering audits based on tally discrepancies.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from allowing commissioners to order audits only when tally discrepancies exist, to also allowing them to order audits of particular contests.

REQUIREMENT

Added new authority for election commissioners to order an audit of a particular contest, expanding their audit powers beyond just tally discrepancies.

TIMELINE

Changed the bill's title from 'A 347' to 'A 347--A' and updated the explanatory page number from LBD01047-01-5 to LBD01047-02-5, reflecting committee discharge and amendment status.

DEFINITION

Added a new section naming the act the 'election commissioner authorization act of New York (ECAA)' to provide a formal citation for the legislation.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 347A

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

lower

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors