Wednesday, June 9, 2021

NY Would Count Absentee Votes Faster Under Bill


New York Election Workers would have to start Counting Absentee Ballots Earlier under Legislation that Passed the State Senate. Wednesday.

Lawmakers, including Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-12th District), say the State must Prevent another Election year like 2020, when Delays, Litigation and Mistakes by Election Boards who Faced a Flood of Absentee Ballots led to Days, Weeks, and in some Instances Months, of Confusion over Election Results in New York.

The Winner of the Race for, Central New York’s 22nd Congressional District, wasn't declared until Early February, when a State Judge ruled that, Claudia Tenney (R) Defeated Incumbent U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D) by 109 Votes.

That Ruling came after the Judge spent Three Months reviewing Ballot Challenges and trying to Fix a Myriad of Problems with Vote Tabulation.

Boards of Elections would have to start Counting Absentee, Military, and Special Ballots on a Rolling Basis as soon as they're received under the New Legislation, Senate Bill S1027A.

Election Workers would have Four Days to Review Ballots and place them into One of Three Categories: Valid, Invalid, and “Defective but Curable.”

The Bill sets up Rules for how Election Commissioners should handle Valid Ballots, and says Ballots are presumed Valid if Commissioners are “Split.”

New York would also have to Audit Ballot Scanners within Three Days of the Elections, and Courts could No longer Change the process for Canvassing Ballots.

The State would also do Away with remaining Rules that can lead to Voters' Ballots getting Tossed for Minor Technical Mistakes.

Assembly Speaker, Rep. Carl Heastie (D-83rd District) Ooffice said the Democrat-led Assembly Plans to Pass the Legislation, Assembly Bill A7931.

New Yorkers could Track their Absentee Ballots using a Statewide Web Portal under another Bill the Senate and Assembly Passed, Wednesday. New York City Already has a Website Tracking System.

“Our state Senate has come a long way towards reforming New York’s election laws, but there is more to do,” said Gianaris. “These bills will dramatically reduce the long early voting lines we experienced last year and ensure we won’t have to wait weeks on end to discover who wins an election.”










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