NY Elec L § 8-104 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 8 - Conduct of Elections Title 1 - Polling Places 8-104 - Polls.

§  8-104.  Polls. 1. The American flag shall be kept displayed at each   polling  place  throughout  the  election.  Facsimile   ballots,   voter   information  posting  and distance markers shall not be taken down, torn   or defaced during the election. While the polls are open no person shall   do any electioneering within the polling place, or in any public street,   within a one hundred foot radial measured from the entrances  designated   by  the  inspectors  of  election,  to such polling place or within such   distance in any place in a  public  manner;  and  no  political  banner,   button,  poster or placard shall be allowed in or upon the polling place   or within such one hundred foot radial. While  the  polls  are  open  no   person  shall  consume any alcoholic beverages within the polling place.   While the polls are open no person shall make any change, alteration  or   modification  to  any  entrance to or exit from the polling place unless   such change, alteration or modification allows for increased access  for   persons  with disabilities or is necessary to maintain public safety due   to the occurrence of  an  emergency.  Any  such  change,  alteration  or   modification  shall  be clearly marked on signage placed adjacent to the   former entrance or exit.1-a. The election inspectors shall conspicuously post in  the  polling   place  before  the  opening  of  the polls, a voter information posting,   which shall include: (a) the sample ballot and instructions for the  use   of  ballot  scanners  and  ballot  marking  devices required pursuant to   section 7-118 of this chapter; (b) a statement that "today  is  election   day"  and  the  hours  during  which  polling  places  will be open; (c)   instructions on how to cast an affidavit ballot and a concise  statement   of  a  voter's  right  to  such  a  ballot; (d) instructions relating to   requirements for voting on ballot scanners by those registrants who must   provide identification pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act  of   2002;  (e)  instructions  for  first-time  voters; (f) a voter's bill of   rights describing voter's rights under applicable federal and state law,   including  the   right   of   accessibility   and   alternate   language   accessibility;  (g)  information  pertaining  to  voting by election day   paper ballot, including information about the consequence of casting  an   overvote,   steps  to  prevent  unintentional  undervoting  and  spoiled   ballots; (h) instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials if   a voter's right to  vote  or  right  to  otherwise  participate  in  the   electoral  process  has  been  violated;  and (i) general information on   federal and state laws regarding  prohibitions  on  acts  of  fraud  and   misrepresentation. The state board of elections shall prescribe the form   and  content of the voter information posting, which may be comprised of   one or more pages, provided each page shall be  posted  separately.  The   state  board  of  elections  shall prescribe an official version of such   voter information posting  for  every  language  which  appears  on  any   general,  primary or special election ballot in any election district in   the state and for such other languages as such board,  in  its  opinion,   determines   is   appropriate.   Such  posting  shall  be  used  in  all   jurisdictions,  and  a  separate  posting  shall  be  made  by  election   inspectors  for  each  language  appearing  on  the  ballot and for such   additional languages as the board of elections may require. A  board  of   elections may modify or supplement the voter information posting used in   its  jurisdiction  to provide additional or local information; provided,   however, any such modification or supplementation shall be submitted  to   the state board of elections for prior approval.2.  The ballot boxes, other secure storage containers and all official   ballots shall be kept within the  guard-rail,  and  at  least  six  feet   therefrom,  from  the opening of the polls until the announcement of the   result of the  canvass  and  the  signing  of  the  inspectors'  returns   thereof.  No  person shall be admitted within the guard-rail during such    period  except  the  election  officers,  authorized  watchers,  persons   admitted  by the inspectors to preserve order or enforce the law, voters   duly admitted for the purpose of voting and children under  the  age  of   sixteen  accompanying  their  voting  parents  or  guardians;  provided,   however, that candidates voted for at the polling place  may  be  within   the guard-rail during the canvass.3. The provisions of this chapter concerning the preservation of order   and  apprehension  for  crime on a day of registration, shall apply to a   day of election, but a person taken into custody shall not be prohibited   thereby from voting.4. After a ballot box or  other  secure  storage  container  has  been   locked  for the purposes of election, it shall not be opened until it is   opened at the close of the polls for purposes of canvass or by  election   officials  upon  the  instructions  of  the  board  of  elections.  Each   inspector shall be responsible personally for the custody of each ballot   box and other secure storage container and its contents  from  the  time   the  election  begins until the box or container is delivered, according   to law, to the person entitled to receive it.5. Voters entitled to vote who are on line or in the polling place  at   the  time  fixed by law for the closing of the polls shall be allowed to   vote.6. In the city of New York, during days of primary,  general,  special   and community school board elections, at each premises wherein a polling   place  or  places  are  located,  at  least  one police officer or peace   officer designated by the police commissioner of such city  pursuant  to   the  provisions  of  article  two of the criminal procedure law shall be   assigned for duty from the opening  until  the  closing  of  the  polls.   Additional  police  officers  or  peace  officers  may be assigned as is   deemed appropriate by the police commissioner of such city.7. This section shall apply on all early voting days as  provided  for   in section 8-600 of this article.