EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index
How well does the framework support voter confidence and audit?
Dimensions
Ballot Info
100.0% · 2/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| INFO.1Statutory ballot information pamphletIs there a statutory requirement to publish a voter pamphlet (or analog) with candidate and ballot-question information, with content and distribution defined? | 1/1100.0% | § 7-118 codifies facsimile and sample ballots — board of elections prepares sample ballots and facsimile ballots posted at polling places. § 8-104 codifies polling-place posting requirements. § 4-134 codifies ballot-supply preparation and delivery. Statutory voter-information regime codified. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| INFO.2Multilingual ballot requirementAre the triggers for multilingual ballots and voter materials set by statute (population thresholds, language-minority criteria)? | 1/1100.0% | § 17-208 (NY VRA) codifies the multilingual-ballot trigger thresholds (>2% / >=300 individuals LEP for a language minority, or >4,000 LEP citizens, or >2% of Native American voting-age population on a reservation). § 3-506 codifies Russian-language voting materials for certain board jurisdictions. Comprehensive multilingual statutory framework. “more than two percent, but in no instance fewer than three hundred individuals, of the citizens of voting age of a political subdivision are members of a single language-minority group and are limited English proficient.” | § view source 2026-05-18 |
Candidate
100.0% · 2/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| CAND.1Candidate-filing public accessAre candidate-filing documents (nominating petitions, eligibility certifications) required by statute to be publicly accessible within a defined time? | 1/1100.0% | § 6-144 codifies place-for-filing of nominating and designating petitions — filed with the board of elections, statutorily public on filing. § 6-168 codifies judicial-position designating petitions. § 15-108 codifies village candidate designation. § 1-106 (papers when received) codifies receipt timing. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| CAND.2Candidate disqualification publicationIf a candidate is disqualified or withdraws after the ballot is printed, is the public-notice procedure codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 6-148 codifies the procedure for filling vacancies in nomination/designation with statutory public-notice via the board of elections. § 1-106 codifies receipt-of-papers timing. § 9-209 codifies post-printing ballot procedures including disqualification handling at the canvass. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
Notification
100.0% · 2/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| NOTIF.1Pre-election notice in statuteIs the requirement to notify voters of an upcoming election (date, polling place, registration deadline) set in statute with timing and content defined? | 1/1100.0% | § 4-120 codifies general/village/special-election notice: publication once each of the two weeks preceding the election with specified content (date, polling places, registration deadline). § 4-118 codifies primary-election notice publication. § 4-119 codifies registration-place publication. § 5-712 codifies confirmation-notice procedure. Statutory pre-election notice framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| NOTIF.2Polling-place change noticeIf a voter's polling place changes between elections, is there a statutory requirement to provide individual notice within a defined timeframe? | 1/1100.0% | § 8-108 codifies polling-place-change notice: if the polling-place location has changed from the last primary/general election or early voting period, the board of elections is required to notify affected voters (typically via mailed notice). § 4-117 codifies registration check + information-notice-by-mail. Polling-place change notice codified. | § view source 2026-05-18 |