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NY Elec L § 5-802 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 5 - Registration and Enrollment of Voters Title 8 - Electronic Personal Voter Registration Process 5-802 - Online Voter Registration Application.

§  5-802.  Online  voter registration application. 1. A voter shall be able to apply  to  register  to  vote  using  a  personal  online  voter registration   application   submitted   through  the  electronic  voter registration transmittal system when the voter:  (a) completes an electronic voter registration application promulgated by the state board of elections which shall include  all  of  the  voter registration information required by section 5-210 of this article; and  (b)  affirms, subject to penalty of perjury, by means of electronic or manual  signature,  that  the  information  contained   in   the   voter registration application is true and that the applicant meets all of the qualifications to become a registered voter; and  (c)  consents  to  the  use  of an electronic copy of the individual's manual signature that is in the  custody  of  the  department  of  motor vehicles,  the  state  board of elections, or other agency designated by sections 5-211 or 5-212 of  this  article,  as  the  individual's  voter registration  exemplar signature, or provides such a signature by direct upload in a manner that complies with  the  New  York  state  electronic signature  and  records act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the state board of elections.   2. The board of elections shall  provide  the  personal  online  voter registration  application in any language required by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503) in any county in the state.   3. The online voter registration  application  process  shall  provide reasonable  accommodations  to  improve  accessibility  for persons with disabilities, and shall be  compatible  for  use  with  standard  online accessibility  assistance  tools  for  persons  with visual, physical or perceptive disabilities.   4. The state board of elections shall promulgate rules and regulations for the creation and administration  of  an  online  voter  registration system pursuant to this section.
NY Elec L § 5-804 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 5 - Registration and Enrollment of Voters Title 8 - Electronic Personal Voter Registration Process 5-804 - Failure to Provide Exemplar Signature Not to Prevent Registration.

§  5-804.  Failure  to  provide  exemplar  signature  not  to  prevent   registration. 1. If a  voter  registration  exemplar  signature  is  not   provided  by  an  applicant who submits a voter registration application   pursuant to this title, the  local  board  shall  seek  to  obtain  such   exemplar  signature  from the statewide voter registration database, the   state board of elections, or a  state  or  local  agency  designated  by   section 5-211 or 5-212 of this article.2.  If  such  exemplar  signature  is not available from the statewide   voter registration database, the state board of elections, or a state or   local agency designated by section 5-211 or 5-212 of this  article,  the   local  board  of  elections  shall,  absent another reason to reject the   application,  proceed  to  register  and,  as  applicable,  enroll   the   applicant.  Within ten days of such action, the board of elections shall   send a standard form promulgated by the state board of elections to  the   voter  whose record lacks an exemplar signature, requiring such voter to   submit a signature for identification purposes. The voter  shall  submit   to the board of elections a voter registration exemplar signature by any   one  of  the  following  methods: in person, by mail with return postage   paid provided by the board of  elections,  by  electronic  mail,  or  by   electronic upload to the board of elections through the electronic voter   registration  transmittal  system.  If  such  voter does not provide the   required exemplar signature, when the voter appears to  vote  the  voter   shall be entitled to vote by affidavit ballot.
NY Elec L § 5-902 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 5 - Registration and Enrollment of Voters Title 9 - Automatic Voter Registration 5-902 - Failure to Receive Exemplar Signature Not to Prevent Registration.

* §  5-902.  Failure  to  receive  exemplar  signature  not to prevent   registration. If a voter registration exemplar signature is not received   from an applicant who submits a voter registration  or  pre-registration   application  pursuant  to  this title and such signature exemplar is not   otherwise available from the statewide voter registration database or  a   state  or  local  agency,  the  local  board  of elections shall, absent   another reason  to  reject  the  application,  proceed  to  register  or   pre-register  and,  as applicable, enroll the applicant. Within ten days   of such action, the board  of  elections  shall  send  a  standard  form   promulgated  by  the  state board of elections to the voter whose record   lacks an exemplar signature, requiring such voter to submit a  signature   for  identification  purposes.  The  voter  shall submit to the board of   elections a voter registration exemplar signature  by  any  one  of  the   following  methods: in person, by mail with return postage paid provided   by the board of elections, by electronic mail, or by  electronic  upload   to  the  board  of  elections  through the electronic voter registration   transmittal system. If such voter does not provide the required exemplar   signature, when the voter appears to vote the voter shall be entitled to   vote by affidavit ballot.* NB Effective January 1, 2023
NY Elec L § 5-904 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 5 - Registration and Enrollment of Voters Title 9 - Automatic Voter Registration 5-904 - Presumption of Innocent Authorized Error.

* §    5-904.   Presumption   of   innocent   authorized   error.   1. Notwithstanding subdivision six of section 5-210 of this article or  any other  law to the contrary, a person who is ineligible to vote who fails to decline to register or pre-register to vote in  accordance  with  the provisions  of  this section and did not willfully and knowingly seek to register or pre-register to vote knowing that the person is not eligible to do so:  (a) shall not be guilty of any crime as the result of the  applicant's failure to make such declination;  (b)  shall  be  deemed  to have been registered or pre-registered with official authorization; and  (c) such act  may  not  be  considered  as  evidence  of  a  claim  to citizenship.   2. Notwithstanding subdivision six of section 5-210 of this article or any  other  law  to the contrary, a person who is ineligible to vote who fails to decline to register or pre-register to vote in accordance  with the  provisions  of  this  section, who then either votes or attempts to vote in an election held after  the  effective  date  of  that  person's registration,  and  who did not willfully and knowingly seek to register or pre-register to vote knowing that the person is not  eligible  to  do so,  and  did  not subsequently vote or attempt to vote knowing that the person is not eligible to do so:  (a) shall not be guilty of any crime as the result of the  applicant's failure to make such declination and subsequent vote or attempt to vote;  (b)  shall  be  deemed  to have been registered or pre-registered with official authorization; and  (c) such act  may  not  be  considered  as  evidence  of  a  claim  to citizenship.   * NB Effective January 1, 2023
NY Elec L § 5-906 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 5 - Registration and Enrollment of Voters Title 9 - Automatic Voter Registration 5-906 - Forms.

* §  5-906. Forms. The state board of elections shall promulgate rules   and regulations to implement this title. All agency  forms  and  notices   required  by  this  title  shall  be  approved  by  the  state  board of   elections. All applications and notices for use by a board of  elections   pursuant  to  this  title  shall  be  promulgated  by the state board of   elections, and no addition or alteration to such forms  by  a  board  of   elections  shall  be  made  without  approval  of  the  state  board  of   elections.* NB Effective January 1, 2023
NY Elec L § 6-200 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 6 - Designation and Nomination of Candidates Title 2 - Village Elections 6-200 - Application of Title.

§  6-200.  Application  of title. 1. This title applies to all general   and special village elections for officers which are  conducted  by  the   board of elections on a date other than the date of the general election   and  all  the  provisions  of  this  chapter, not inconsistent with this   title, shall apply.2. For the purposes of this title, a village shall  be  deemed  to  be   located  within a county if more than fifty percent of the population of   the village as shown by the last federal decennial,  or  special  census   resides in that portion of the village located in that county.
NY Elec L § 6-208 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 6 - Designation and Nomination of Candidates Title 2 - Village Elections 6-208 - Petitions, Qualifications of Signers.

§  6-208.  Petitions,  qualifications of signers. Any village resident   who is a registered  voter  of  the  village  and,  in  the  case  of  a   designating  petition,  an  enrolled  member  of  the  party  filing the   petition may sign an independent nominating petition  or  a  designating   petition  providing  that: (a) such signature was made not more than six   weeks prior to the last day to file such petition; (b) he has not signed   more than one petition designating or nominating a candidate  for  mayor   or  village  justice. If he has signed more than one such petition, only   the earliest signature for each such office shall be valid; (c)  he  has   not  signed more than one petition designating or nominating a candidate   for each vacancy which exists for  the  office  of  village  trustee  or   village justice if the village has provided for two such justices. If he   has  signed  more than one such petition for each such vacancy, only the   earlier signatures shall be valid; or (d) he does not vote at a  primary   election  or  party  caucus where a candidate was nominated for the same   office for each such vacancy.
NY Elec L § 6-210 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 6 - Designation and Nomination of Candidates Title 2 - Village Elections 6-210 - Petitions and Certificates; Place and Times for Filing.

§  6-210.  Petitions  and certificates; place and times for filing. 1.   Petitions and certificates specified in this title shall be  filed  with   the county board of elections.2.  a. A certificate of party nomination for an office to be filled at   the time of a general or special village election for offices  shall  be   filed  not  earlier than fifty-four days nor later than forty-seven days   preceding the election.b. A certificate of acceptance or declination of  a  party  nomination   for  an  office to be filled at the time of a general or special village   election shall be filed not later than forty-four  days  prior  to  such   election.c.  A  certificate  to fill a vacancy caused by declination of a party   nomination for an office to be filled  at  the  time  of  a  general  or   special  village  election  shall be filed not later than forty-one days   prior to such election.d. Party designating petitions for a village primary election shall be   filed not earlier than twenty-two days nor later than fifteen days prior   to the primary election.  Upon such a filing,  the  board  of  elections   shall immediately notify the village election chairman of such party and   the  person  or  persons designated in such petition of the fact of such   filing and that such petition may be inspected in its office.e. A written declination of a party designation must be  filed  within   three  days  of the date of the filing of the designating petition. Upon   the filing of such declination, the board of elections shall, within one   day notify the committee to fill vacancies  named  in  the  petition.  A   certificate  to  fill  the  vacancy caused by a declination or any other   reason must be filed within three days after the date of the  notice  to   the  committee  to  fill  vacancies  and shall have appended thereto the   written consent of the person or persons designated.3. a. An independent nominating petition for an office to be filled at   the time of a general or special village election  shall  be  filed  not   earlier  than  forty-two  days nor later than thirty-five days preceding   the election.b. A certificate  of  acceptance  or  declination  of  an  independent   nomination  for  an  office  to  be  filled  at the time of a general or   special village election shall be filed not later than three days  after   the   last  day  to  file  the  petition  which  made  such  independent   nomination.c. A certificate to fill a vacancy  caused  by  a  declination  of  an   independent  nomination  for  an  office  to  be filled at the time of a   general or special village election for offices shall be filed not later   than  three  days  after  the  last  day  to  file  the  certificate  of   declination,  and shall have appended thereto the written consent of the   person or persons nominated.
NY Elec L § 6-212 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 6 - Designation and Nomination of Candidates Title 2 - Village Elections 6-212 - Designations and Nominations, Objections.

§  6-212. Designations and nominations, objections. Written objections   to  a  nominating  or  designating  petition  or  to  a  certificate  of   nomination,  certificate  of  acceptance,  certificate of authorization,   certificate of declination or certificate of substitution  with  respect   to  an  office to be filled at a general or special village election may   be filed not later than the day after the last day to file such petition   or certificate, or  the  day  after  such  petition  or  certificate  is   received  by  the  board of elections if such petition or certificate is   mailed within the time permitted by law,  whichever  is  later.  Written   specifications  of  the  grounds  for  such objections shall be so filed   within  two  days  thereafter.  A   failure   to   file   such   written   specifications  shall  render the original objection null and void. Upon   receipt of written specifications, the county board of  elections  shall   immediately  notify each candidate named in such petition or certificate   and take all steps necessary and consistent with this chapter to  render   a   determination  on  the  questions  raised  in  such  objections  and   specifications. When a determination has been made by the  county  board   of  elections  that the petition is sufficient or insufficient, it shall   immediately notify each candidate named in the petition or  certificate,   and, if such determination was made on objection, the objector.
NY Elec L § 7-100 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 1 - Form of Ballots 7-100 - Ballots; Provision For.

§  7-100.  Ballots; provision for. Ballots shall be provided for every   election at which public or  party  officers  are  to  be  nominated  or   elected.
NY Elec L § 7-105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 1 - Form of Ballots 7-105 - Ballot Accountability.

§  7-105.  Ballot accountability. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of   this chapter requiring ballots to include a numbered stub separated from   the ballot by a line of perforations, such numbered stubs shall  not  be   required  if  the  board of elections implements a ballot accountability   process as prescribed by the New York State Board of Elections which (i)   accounts for the number of each ballot style received  by  the  election   inspectors,  (ii)  retains  a  running  count of ballots distributed and   spoiled which would permit an interim reconciliation at any time  during   voting;  and  (iii)  provides  for ballot reconciliation at the close of   polls to verify that the number of  ballots  distributed  to  voters  or   spoiled  when  added  to  unvoted  ballots  equals the number of ballots   received by the inspectors for the election.2. Notwithstanding the provisions of this  chapter  requiring  that  a   ballot  consisting  of  two or more sheets be provided to the voter as a   single ballot divided by a line of perforations, such perforated ballots   shall not be required and such ballot may be provided to  the  voter  as   separate,  unconnected sheets provided: (i) the ballots clearly inform a   voter that the voter must receive the number of ballot sheets the  voter   is  entitled to, specifying such number, and (ii) each such ballot sheet   shall be prominently labeled as "ballot sheet (here insert the number of   the ballot sheet) of (here insert the total number of sheets  comprising   the ballot)."3.  The  state  board  of  elections  shall promulgate regulations for   ballot accountability consistent with this section which  shall  include   specific  ballot accountability requirements applicable to any ballot on   demand printing process.
NY Elec L § 7-106 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 1 - Form of Ballots 7-106 - Ballots; Form Of, for Ballot Scanners, General, Primary, or Special Elections; Additional Requirements.

§  7-106.  Ballots; form of, for ballot scanners, general, primary, or   special elections; additional requirements. 1.  In  addition  to  ballot   requirements  provided for in section 7-104 of this article, all ballots   to be used with all ballot scanners  shall  comply  with  the  following   provisions.2.  Paper  ballots  which  are  to  be counted by a ballot scanner may   consist of two or more sheets which are divided into perforated sections   which can be separated at the time the ballot is scanned.  Such  ballots   shall  be  printed  on  paper  of  a  quality,  size,  color, and weight   specified in the voting system's  technical  requirements  documentation   and  shall be clearly distinguishable from sample ballots by size, color   or other means.3. All paper ballots of the same kind for the same polling place shall   be identical. 4. Each election day ballot shall be printed on the  sheet   with a stub which shall be separated therefrom by a line of perforations   extending  across  the  entire  ballot. On the face of the stub shall be   printed "No........" the blank to be filled with consecutive  number  of   ballots  beginning  with  "No.  1",  and increasing in regular numerical   order.5. On such ballot shall be  printed  the  following  indorsement,  the   blanks properly filled in:    Official   Ballot   for   (General,  Primary  or  Special,  as   applicable)   Election   County of ........................   (Assembly   or   Legislative,    as    applicable)    District   .....................   (Ward    and    City    or    town    ..................,   as   applicable)............   Election District ...........................    (Insert date of election.)   (Insert names of election commissioners providing the ballot.)
NY Elec L § 7-110 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 1 - Form of Ballots 7-110 - Ballots; Form for Ballot Proposals; Additional Requirements.

§  7-110. Ballots; form for ballot proposals; additional requirements.   Ballot proposals shall appear on the ballot in a separate section or  on   a  separate  sheet  or  card.  At  the  left of, or below or above, each   proposal shall appear two voting positions. Next  to  the  first  voting   position  shall be printed the word "Yes," and next to the second voting   position shall be printed the word "No." The proposals shall be numbered   consecutively on the ballot. The number of each proposal shall appear in   front of its designation as an amendment, proposition or question in the   following  form:  "Proposal  one,  an   amendment;   proposal   two,   a   proposition; proposal three, a question". If the ballot proposal section   appears on the ballot face opposite the candidates, a ballot instruction   in  a format provided by the state board of elections, which may include   a graphic arrow, shall indicate the ballot is two-sided.
NY Elec L § 7-114 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 7 - Election Ballot Title 1 - Form of Ballots 7-114 - Ballots; Form for Primary Election; Additional Requirements.

§  7-114. Ballots; form for primary election; additional requirements. 1. (a) On the face  of  the  official  ballot  for  a  primary  election contests  and  candidates  for nomination for public office shall appear first, followed by contests and candidates  for  party  positions.  When necessary,  a  part may be divided into two or more columns or rows, but the names of all  persons  designated  for  the  same  office  or  party position shall be in the same column or row.  (b) Where a candidate for nomination for the same public office or for election  to  the  same  party  position  is  designated  by two or more petitions, his or her name shall be  placed  upon  the  ballot  for  the primary election but once as such a candidate.  (c) The ballot shall not contain a space for voting for candidates for uncontested  offices and positions, and no ballot shall be printed for a party for which there is  no  contested  office  or  position  unless  a petition for opportunity to ballot has been filed.   2. (a) on the official primary election ballot, the ballot endorsement shall include the name of the party for which such ballot is valid.  (b)  where  two  or  more  candidates  are  to  be  elected to a party position, the names of candidates designated by each petition  shall  be grouped together, and may be referred to collectively on the ballot as a group.