New York A02606 amends the election law to mandate the use of durable paper ballots and restrict voting machine functionalities to enhance election.

New York A02606 amends the election law to require ballots to be marked or printed on durable paper, defined as paper capable of withstanding multiple counts and recounts without compromising ballot integrity. Local boards of elections must provide voters with options to hand mark a paper ballot or use a nontabulating ballot marking device. Voting machines must not encode votes on ballots or transmit data externally. The act also mandates that voting machines and systems be constructed to separate ballot marking from tabulation and transmission functions.

New York A02606 amends the election law to mandate the use of durable paper ballots and restrict voting machine functionalities to enhance election.

New York A02606 amends the election law to require ballots to be marked or printed on durable paper, defined as paper capable of withstanding multiple counts and recounts without compromising ballot integrity. Local boards of elections must provide voters with options to hand mark a paper ballot or use a nontabulating ballot marking device. Voting machines must not encode votes on ballots or transmit data externally. The act also mandates that voting machines and systems be constructed to separate ballot marking from tabulation and transmission functions.