Bill Text: NY S08188 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to analyzing and reporting on the vulnerability of electronically stored voter and election information, including but not limited to an examination of the vulnerability of registration records and voting machines, and to electronic hacking and cyber-attacks from both foreign and domestic sources.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-09-02 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08188 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S08188-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8188
                    IN SENATE
                                    September 2, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to analyzing and  report-
          ing  on  the vulnerability of electronically stored voter and election
          information
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 711-b
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 711-b. Analysis and report on the  vulnerability  of  electronically
     4  stored  voter and election information. 1. The commissioner, in conjunc-
     5  tion with the state board of elections and the director of the office of
     6  information technology services shall conduct a  vulnerability  analysis
     7  and  report,  regarding the vulnerability of electronically stored voter
     8  and election related information held  by  either  the  state  board  of
     9  elections  and/or county boards of election. Such vulnerability analysis
    10  shall include but not be limited to an examination of the  vulnerability
    11  of  registration  records and voting machines, to electronic hacking and
    12  cyber-attacks from both foreign and domestic sources.
    13    2. Such vulnerability analysis and report shall  make  recommendations
    14  regarding  securing  such  information  and preventing the corruption of
    15  voter and election related information by hacking or  cyber-attack.  The
    16  commissioner  shall  report  such  findings  biannually to the governor,
    17  temporary president of the senate, minority leader of the senate, speak-
    18  er of the assembly, and minority  leader  of  the  assembly.  The  first
    19  report  shall  be  made  within  one  year of the effective date of this
    20  section.
    21    3. All reports and other information required  to  be  reported  under
    22  this section shall not be subject to disclosure under article six of the
    23  public officers law.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16050-01-6