N.Y. Election Law § 11-104: Registration and application for special presidential ballot

§ 11-104. Registration and application for special presidential

ballot. 1. a. A person who, pursuant to the provisions of this title, is

qualified to vote for president and vice president of the United States

may apply to the board of elections of his county of residence next

preceding the place of his current residence for a special ballot for

president and vice president. Such applications must be mailed to such

board of elections not later than the seventh day before the election or

delivered to such board not later than the day of such election.

b. Insofar as the provisions of this chapter providing for voting in

person or by absentee ballot do not conflict with any provision of this

section, such provisions apply to a person authorized to vote under this

article. In the case of any such conflict, the provision of this

section shall prevail and such other provision of this chapter shall not

apply.

2. a. A form of application for a special ballot under this section

shall be furnished by the board of elections to the applicant who shall

request such form within the time prescribed therefor. In addition,

application forms shall be supplied to the applicant's spouse, parent or

child, a person residing with the applicant as a member of his

household, or the applicant's duly authorized agent.

b. The board of elections shall mail a special presidential ballot to

every qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests

such a special presidential ballot from such board of elections in a

letter, which is signed by the voter and received by the board of

elections not earlier than the thirtieth day nor later than the seventh

day before the election and which states the address where the voter is

registered and the address to which the voter has moved and the date of

such move. The board of elections shall enclose with such ballot a form

of application for special presidential ballot.

c. The application shall be made and signed by the applicant at the

places thereon provided for such purpose and he shall set forth therein

all of the facts required to establish his qualifications to register

and vote under this article.

d. The form for use under subdivision one of this section shall be of

a distinctive color and in the form prescribed by the state board of

elections.