2023 New York Laws › ELN - Election › Article 8 - Conduct of Elections › Title 5 - Challenging Voters › 8-508 - Challenge Report; Preparation Of.

§  8-508.  Challenge report; preparation of. 1. The board of elections
shall furnish to the board of inspectors of election  in  each  election
district  on  each election day a challenge report. Such report shall be
divided into four sections and shall contain the  following  information
and space to insert the information herein required.
2.  (a)  The  first  section  of such report shall be reserved for the
inspectors of election to  enter  the  name,  address  and  registration
serial number of each person who claims a change in name, or a change of
address  within  the  election  district,  together with the new name or
address of each such person. In lieu of preparing  section  one  of  the
challenge  list, the board of elections may provide, next to the name of
each voter in the computer generated registration list, a place for  the
inspectors  of election to record the information required to be entered
in such section one, or provide elsewhere in such registration  list,  a
place for the inspectors of election to enter such information.
(b)  The second section of such report shall be reserved for the board
of inspectors to enter the name, address and registration serial  number
of each person who is challenged at the time of voting together with the
reason  for  the  challenge.  If  no voters are challenged, the board of
inspectors shall enter  the  words  "No  Challenges"  across  the  space
reserved  for  such  names.  In  lieu  of  preparing  section two of the
challenge report, the board of elections may provide, next to  the  name
of  each  voter in the computer generated registration list, a place for
the inspectors of election to record  the  information  required  to  be
entered  in  such section two, or provide elsewhere in such registration
list, a place for the inspectors of election to enter such information.
(c) The third section of such report shall be reserved for  the  board
of  inspectors to enter the name, address and registration serial number
of each voter given assistance, together with the reason the  voter  was
allowed  assistance,  the  name of the person giving such assistance and
his address if not an inspector. If no voters are given assistance,  the
board  of  inspectors  shall  enter the words "No Assistance" across the
space reserved for such names. In lieu of providing section three of the
challenge report, the board of elections may provide, next to  the  name
of  each  voter in the computer generated registration list, a place for
the inspectors of election to record  the  information  required  to  be
entered in such section three, or provide elsewhere in such registration
list, a place for the inspectors of election to enter such information.
(d)  The fourth section of such report shall be reserved for the board
of inspectors to enter the name, address and registration serial  number
of  each  person who was permitted to vote pursuant to a court order, or
to vote on a paper ballot which was inserted in an  affidavit  envelope.
If  there  are  no  such  names,  such board shall enter the word "None"
across the space provided for such names. In lieu of  providing  section
four  of  such  report,  the board of elections may provide, next to the
name of each voter in the computer generated registration list, a  place
for  the inspectors of election to record the information required to be
entered in such section four, or provide elsewhere in such  registration
list, a place for the inspectors of election to enter such information.
(e)  At  the  foot  of  such report or at the end of any such computer
generated registration list, if applicable, shall be a certificate  that
such  report  or  list  contains  the  names  of  all  persons  who were
challenged on the day of election, and that each voter  so  reported  as
having  been  challenged took the oaths as required, that such report or
list contains the names of all voters to whom such board gave or allowed
assistance and lists the nature of the disability  which  required  such
assistance to be given and the names and family relationship, if any, to
the voter of the persons by whom such assistance was rendered; that each

such assisted voter informed such board under oath that he required such
assistance  and  that  each  person  rendering  such assistance took the
required oath; that such report or list contains the names of all voters
who were permitted to vote although their registration poll records were
missing;  that  the  entries  made by such board are a true and accurate
record of its proceedings with respect to  the  persons  named  in  such
report or list.
(f) Upon the return of such report or lists to the board of elections,
it  shall  complete  the  investigation  of voting qualifications of all
persons named in the second section thereof or  for  whom  entries  were
placed  in  such  computer  generated  registration lists in lieu of the
preparation of the second section of the  challenge  report,  and  shall
forthwith proceed to cancel the registration of any person who, as noted
upon  such  report, or in such list, was challenged at such election and
refused either to take a challenge  oath  or  to  answer  any  challenge
question.
(g)  The  state board of elections shall prescribe a form of challenge
report for use pursuant to the provisions of this section. Such form may
require the insertion of such other information as the state board shall
deem appropriate.