New York

Status of Audit Legislation: 
Signed into law in 2005
Link to Text of Legislation: 
New York's Law - go to Election, and then 9-211
Sampling Method: 

3% of voting machines or voting systems within Board's jurisdiction

Trigger: 

The state board of elections shall promulgate regulations establishing a uniform statewide standard to be used by boards of elections to determine when a discrepancy between the manual audit tallies and the voting machine or system tallies shall require a further voter verifiable record audit of additional voting machines or systems or a complete manual audit of all machines or systems within the jurisdiction of a board of elections. Any board of elections shall be empowered to order that any such audit shall be conducted whenever anysuch discrepancy exists. The draft regulations, 9 NYCRR ยง 6210.18, can
be found at http://www.elections.state.ny.us/portal/page?_pageid=35,1,35_26319:35_26...

Oversight: 
New York State Board of Elections
Who Conducts the Audit?: 
County boards of elections conduct the audit
Location of Random Selection: 
County Boards of Elections
Types of Voting Machines in Use: 
Lever machines (not audited) to be replaced for the 2009 elections by precinct-based scanning in 61 of 62 counties For more detailed information, see Verified Voting's website: http://www.verifiedvoting.org/verifier/map.php?&topic_string=5std&year=2008&state=New%20York
Races that are Audited: 
All races
Voting Units that are Audited: 
machines
Timeline for Audit: 

Within fifteen days after each general or special election, and within seven days after every primary or village election

Completed Before Certification?: 

Yes

Do the results of the audit become the official tally?: 
Yes
Local Contact Person: 
Howard Stanislevic, E-voter Education Project