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A 7716: Directs the state board of elections to study and evaluate the use of blockchain technology to protect voter records and election results.
What A 7716 does, verified January 10, 2026
The state of New York proposes to study the use of blockchain technology to protect voter records and election results. The state board of elections, in collaboration with the office of information technology services, will evaluate the effectiveness of this technology. The study will consider the use of blockchain in various formats and other states. The board must submit a report to the governor and legislature within one year, assessing the potential benefits and challenges of implementing blockchain technology. The report will be informed by experts in blockchain technology, voter fraud, cyber security, voter records, and election results.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7716
- What is the current status of A 7716?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 7716 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to election law".
- Did A 7716 pass?
- Not yet. A 7716 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7716, and where is it now?
- A 7716 was authored by Asm. Clyde Vanel. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Apr. 08, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 8, 2025 · 320 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7716 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT directing the study of the use of blockchain technology to protect voter records and election results The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. a. The state board of elections, in consultation with, and 2 using data collected by, the office of information technology services, 3 shall study and evaluate the use of blockchain technology to protect 4 voter records and election results. 5 b. For purposes of this act, "blockchain technology" shall mean 6 distributed ledger technology that uses a distributed, decentralized, 7 shared and replicated ledger, which may be public or private, permis- 8 sioned or permissionless, or driven by tokenized crypto economics or 9 tokenless. The data on the ledger is protected with cryptography, is 10 immutable and auditable and provides an uncensored truth. 11 § 2. No later than one year after the effective date of this act, the 12 state board of elections shall submit to the governor and the legisla- 13 ture a report on the use of blockchain technology, as described under 14 subdivision a of section one of this act. Such board shall consider the 15 use of blockchain technology in other formats and in other states when 16 creating such report. 17 § 3. The state board of elections shall evaluate such data with the 18 assistance of experts in: 19 a. blockchain technology; 20 b. voter fraud; 21 c. cyber security; 22 d. voter records; and 23 e. election results. 24 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11434-01-5
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