N.Y. Const. art. II, § 2: Absentee voting

§ 2. The legislature may, by general law, provide a manner in which,

and the time and place at which, qualified voters who, on the occurrence

of any election, may be absent from the county of their residence or, if

residents of the city of New York, from the city, and qualified voters

who, on the occurrence of any election, may be unable to appear

personally at the polling place because of illness or physical

disability, may vote and for the return and canvass of their votes.