Title ELN, Election

§ 8-304. Voters; signature identification. 1. A person before being\nallowed to vote shall be required, except as provided in this chapter,\nto sign his or her name on the back of his or her registration poll\nrecord on the first line reserved for his or her signature at the tim…

§ 8-306. Voters; assistance to. 1. A voter who states under oath to\nthe board of inspectors that he requires assistance may be assisted in\nthe manner and subject to the conditions and requirements provided for\nin this section.\n 2. A board of inspectors of election shall assi…

§ 8-308. Voting; voting write-in. 1. Ballots voted for any person\nwhose name does not appear on the ballot as a nominated or designated\ncandidate for public office or party position are referred to in this\narticle as write-in ballots.\n 2. Any write-in vote for a candidate wh…

§ 8-312. Voting; election day paper ballots, marking and casting,\ndelivery to voter. 1. On receiving his or her ballot, the voter\nforthwith shall retire alone, unless he or she is entitled to assistance\nin voting or is accompanied by a child under sixteen years of age, to an\…

§ 8-314. Voting; primary election, missing enrollment record. If a\nregistered voter marked an enrollment blank, but his enrollment as so\nindicated was not entered or entered incorrectly, he nevertheless shall\nbe permitted to vote at the primary election, with the party under …

§ 8-316. Ballots; mutilated or spoiled. If a ballot is found to be\ndefective or mutilated before it is delivered to the voter, its stub and\nthe stubs of all other ballots in the set shall be detached immediately\nand placed in the box for stubs, by the clerks, or if there are …

§ 8-400. Absentee voting; application for ballot. 1. A qualified\nvoter may vote as an absentee voter under this chapter if, on the\noccurrence of any village election conducted by the board of elections,\nprimary election, special election, general election or New York city\nco…

§ 8-402. Absentee voting; review of application by board of elections.\n1. Upon receipt of an application for an absentee ballot the board of\nelections shall forthwith determine upon such inquiry as it deems proper\nwhether the applicant is qualified to vote and to receive an a…

§ 8-404. Absentee voting; hospitalized veterans, special provisions.\n1. After entering upon the registration records, the application for\nregistration of a resident or patient of a veterans health\nadministration hospital as to whom the medical superintendent or medical\nhead …

§ 8-406. Absentee ballots, delivery of. 1. If the board shall find\nthat the applicant is a qualified voter of the election district\ncontaining his residence as stated in his statement and that his\nstatement is sufficient, it shall, as soon as practicable after it shall\nhave …

§ 8-407. Voting by residents of nursing homes, residential health care\nfacilities, facilities operated or licensed, or under the jurisdiction\nof, the department of mental hygiene or hospitals or facilities operated\nby the Veteran's Administration of the United States. 1. The …

§ 8-408. Electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system. 1.\nEstablishment. In addition to any other means of applying for an\nabsentee ballot, the state board of elections shall establish and\nmaintain an electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system\nthr…

§ 8-410. Absentee voting; method of. The absentee voter shall mark an\nabsentee ballot as provided for paper ballots or ballots prepared for\ncounting by ballot counting machines. Such absentee voter shall make no\nmark or writing whatsoever upon the ballot, except as above pres…

§ 8-412. Absentee ballots; deadline for receipt, and delivery to\npolling place. 1. The board of elections shall cause all absentee\nballots received by it before the close of the polls on election day and\nall ballots contained in envelopes showing a cancellation mark of the\nU…

§ 8-414. Online absentee ballot tracking system. 1. The state board of\nelections shall establish and maintain an electronic absentee ballot\ntracking system. In accordance with technical specifications provided by\nthe state board of elections, each local board of elections sha…

§ 8-416. Ballot drop boxes. 1. For the purposes of this title, the\nfollowing terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "ballot drop box" shall mean a secure receptacle established by a\nboard of elections whereby an absentee ballot or early mail ballot\nmarked by a voter p…

§ 8-500. Watchers; provision for. 1. At any general, special, town or\nvillage election, any party committee, any independent body whose\ncandidates are upon the ballot, and any political committee supporting\nor opposing a ballot proposal may have for each election district thr…

§ 8-502. Challenges; generally. Before his vote is cast at an election\nany person may be challenged as to his right to vote, or his right to\nvote by early mail, absentee, military, special federal or special\npresidential ballot. Such challenge may be made by an inspector or\n…

§ 8-504. Challenges; of voter at the polling place. 1. When an\napplicant is challenged, an inspector shall administer to him the\nfollowing oath, which shall be known as "The preliminary oath": "You do\nsolemnly swear (or affirm) that you will make true answers to such\nquestio…

§ 8-506. Challenges; early mail, absentee, military, special federal\nand special presidential ballots. 1. During the examination of early\nmail, absentee, military, special federal and special presidential\nvoters' ballot envelopes, any inspector shall, and any watcher or\nregi…

§ 8-508. Challenge report; preparation of. 1. The board of elections\nshall furnish to the board of inspectors of election in each election\ndistrict on each election day a challenge report. Such report shall be\ndivided into four sections and shall contain the following informa…

§ 8-510. Challenge report; completion of and procedure after. 1.\nImmediately after the close of the polls the board of inspectors of\nelection shall verify the entries which it has made on the challenge\nreport or in the spaces provided in the computer generated registration\nl…

§ 8-600. Early voting. 1. Beginning the tenth day prior to any\ngeneral, primary, run-off primary pursuant to subdivision one of section\n6-162 of this chapter or special election for any public or party\nposition except for such an election held pursuant to title two of\narticl…

§ 8-602. State board of elections; powers and duties for early voting.\nThe state board of elections shall promulgate rules or regulations\nnecessary for the implementation of the provisions of this title. Such\nrules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisi…

§ 8-604. Registration during early voting. 1. In addition to other\nmethods of voter registration provided under this chapter, a person who\nis not registered to vote in the state but is otherwise qualified to\nregister to vote and to cast a ballot may register to vote and enrol…

§ 8-700. Early voting by mail; application for ballot. 1. A registered\nvoter may apply to the county board of elections in the county in which\nthey are registered, or to the board of elections of the city of New\nYork, if registered in the city of New York, to vote early by ma…

§ 8-702. Early voting by mail; review of application by board of\nelections. 1. Upon receipt of an application to vote early by mail the\nboard of elections shall determine whether the applicant is a registered\nvoter of the county or city at the address listed in the applicatio…

§ 8-704. Early mail ballots; delivery of. 1. If the board finds that\nthe applicant is a registered voter of the county or city at the address\nlisted in the application, the applicant is eligible to vote in the\nelection at issue, and the application is otherwise sufficient, it…

§ 8-706. Electronic early mail ballot application transmittal system.\n1. In addition to any other means of applying for an early mail ballot,\nthe state board of elections shall establish and maintain an electronic\nearly mail ballot application transmittal system through which…

§ 8-708. Early voting by mail; method of. The early mail voter shall\nmark an early mail ballot as provided for paper ballots or ballots\nprepared for counting by ballot counting machines. They shall make no\nmark or writing whatsoever upon the ballot, except as above prescribed…

§ 8-710. Early mail ballots; deadline for receipt, and delivery to\npolling place. 1. The board of elections shall cause all early mail\nballots received by it before the close of the polls on election day and\nall ballots contained in envelopes showing a cancellation mark of th…

§ 8-712. Online early mail ballot tracking system. 1. The state board\nof elections shall establish and maintain an electronic early mail\nballot tracking system. In accordance with technical specifications\nprovided by the state board of elections, each local board of elections…

§ 9-100. Canvass; required. At the close of the polls the inspectors\nof election shall, in the order set forth herein, close polls, account\nfor the paper ballots, canvass the machine, cast and canvass all the\nballots, canvass and ascertain the total vote and they shall not ad…

§ 9-102. Canvass; general provisions for. 1. As soon as the polls of\nthe election are closed, the inspectors of election thereat shall, in\nthe order set forth herein: (a) place an inspector at the ballot scanner\nto prevent further voting; (b) reconcile the paper ballots pursu…

§ 9-106. Official ballots; accounting for number used. After the polls\nof the election are closed and before any boxes or envelopes containing\nvoted ballots are opened, the clerks, or if there be no clerks, two\ninspectors representing different parties designated by the chair…

§ 9-108. Canvass; ballots, verifying number cast. 1. For all election\nday paper ballots cast when a ballot scanner is not available, ballots\nabandoned by a voter at the ballot scanner, as defined in 9 NYCRR\n6210.13(a)(11)(a) or ballots submitted by the voter which are otherwi…

§ 9-110. Canvass; election day paper ballots that have not been\nscanned; method of. 1. Election day paper ballots that have not been\nscanned because a ballot scanner was not available or because the ballot\nhas been abandoned by a voter at the ballot scanner shall be canvassed…

§ 9-112. Canvass ballots; validity of ballot. 1. The whole ballot is\nvoid if the voter (a) does any act extrinsic to the ballot such as\nenclosing any paper or other article in the folded ballot or (b) defaces\nor tears the ballot except that a ballot card which is in perforate…

§ 9-114. Counting ballots; objections to. 1. If objection be made to\nthe counting of any ballot or as to any section of any such ballot, the\nboard of inspectors shall forthwith and before canvassing any other\nballot or section thereof, rule upon the objection. If the objectio…

§ 9-116. Tallying ballots; generally. 1. As each vote for any office\nor position, or upon any ballot proposal, is announced, a clerk, or, if\nthere be no clerks, an inspector, under the scrutiny of a clerk or\ninspector of opposite political party immediately shall tally it in …

§ 9-120. Returns of canvass; generally. 1. Upon completing the\ncanvass, the inspectors shall prepare their returns of the canvass on a\nprinted form supplied to them by the board of elections. The results\ntape(s) and the tally sheet(s) for any office, party position or ballot\…

§ 9-122. Proclamation of result. Upon the completion of the canvass\nand of the returns of the canvass, the chair of the board of inspectors\nor an inspector under the scrutiny of an inspector of the opposite party\nshall make public oral proclamation of the total number of vote…

§ 9-124. Returns of canvass, procedure after. 1. After the returns of\nthe canvass are made out and signed, the inspectors shall enclose the\nballot stubs, protested and void ballots and the ballots cast in\naffidavit envelopes in separate sealed envelopes or containers and\nend…

§ 9-126. Unofficial tally of election results. 1. In an election\ndistrict of the county of Nassau, the chair of the board of inspectors,\nupon the completion of the return of canvass, and the announcement\nthereof in a primary or general election, shall deliver to the police\no…

§ 9-200. Canvass of primary returns by board of elections; notices to\ndelegates; certificates. 1. The board of elections shall canvass the\nreturns of primary elections filed with it. It shall canvass first the\nvotes of the delegates and alternates to judicial district convent…

§ 9-202. Canvass of primary returns by state board of elections;\nconvention rolls. The state board of elections upon receipt by it from\nboards of elections of the tabulated statements of votes at a primary\nelection required to be filed with it shall proceed forthwith to canva…

§ 9-204. County boards of canvassers. The board of elections of each\ncounty or city shall be the county board of canvassers of such county,\nor each county within such city. Such board also shall be the city board\nof canvassers of any city or cities within the county for a cit…

§ 9-206. Canvass of election district returns of general and special\nelections. The canvassing board shall canvass the votes cast within the\ncounty for state, county, city and town offices; also the vote cast on\nany ballot proposal. The canvass by the county board of canvasse…

§ 9-208. Provisions for recanvass of vote in every election district\nin the state; procedure in case of discrepancy. 1. Within fifteen days\nafter each general or special election, and within twenty days after a\nprimary election, and within seven days after every village elect…

§ 9-209. Canvass of early mail, absentee, military and special\nballots, and ballots cast in affidavit envelopes.\n Before completing the canvass of votes cast in any primary, general,\nspecial, or other election at which voters are required to sign their\nregistration poll reco…