New York S03290 allows manual or automated recounts for contests with narrow margins and lets losing candidates decline a recount.
New York S03290 amends the election law to allow recounts of ballots for contests with a margin of victory less than or equal to 0.5% but greater than 0.25% to be conducted either manually or via an authorized automated tool, independent from the voting system. The bill also allows losing candidates to decline a recount before it is conducted. The new law takes effect immediately.
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