N.Y. Election Law § 10-109: Military voters; cancellation of registration

§ 10-109. Military voters; cancellation of registration. 1. Voters

registered pursuant to this article shall be eligible to vote in every

election in which military voters are eligible to vote which is held

more than ten days after the date of the receipt of their applications

for such registration.

2. If any ballot, application form or other mail sent to a military

voter at his military address by the board of elections is returned by

the post office as undeliverable, the board of elections shall ascertain

whether the military voter is residing at the address given on his

registration records as his permanent address. If he is residing at such

address, the board shall not send him any further military ballots

unless he applies for them in the regular way, giving a new military

address. If such military voter is not residing at such permanent

address, the board of elections shall send a confirmation notice to such

military voter at his last military address pursuant to the provisions

of section 5-712 of this chapter and shall place the registration of

such voter in inactive status. However, if such a voter notifies the

board of elections that he has moved to a new military address, the

board shall restore the registration of such voter to active status in

the manner prescribed by section 5-213 of this chapter.

3. The board of elections shall process and preserve the records of

such registrations, including the original applications for such

registrations, in the same manner and for the same period of time as the

records of other voters registered under permanent personal

registration.

4. A military voter whose registration is cancelled pursuant to the

provisions of section 5-400 of this chapter shall be eligible to

reregister in the manner provided by this article.

5. Upon cancelling the registration of a military voter pursuant to

the provisions of section 5-400 of this chapter, the board of elections

shall forthwith notify such voter at his last military address and at

his permanent residence address of the fact of the cancellation, the

reason therefor, and of his right to reregister pursuant to this

article.