N.Y. Const. art. II, § 7: Manner of voting; identification of voters

§ 7. All elections by the citizens, except for such town officers as

may by law be directed to be otherwise chosen, shall be by ballot, or by

such other method as may be prescribed by law, provided that secrecy in

voting be preserved. The legislature shall provide for identification of

voters through their signatures in all cases where personal registration

is required and shall also provide for the signatures, at the time of

voting, of all persons voting in person by ballot or voting machine,

whether or not they have registered in person, save only in cases of

illiteracy or physical disability.