N.Y. Election Law § 11-202: Registration and enrollment of special federal voters and application for special federal ballot

§ 11-202. Registration and enrollment of special federal voters and

application for special federal ballot. 1. a. A person, who, pursuant to

this title, is qualified to vote as a special federal voter may, by

application received by the state board of elections or any local board

of elections on or before the tenth day next preceding any election in

which such person would be entitled to vote or the last day of local

registration for such election, whichever is later, apply to the board

of elections of the county in which they resided in person or by

personal application by mail for registration and enrollment as a

special federal voter. An application for registration and enrollment

pursuant to this article shall be treated as an application for a

special federal ballot for every election in which the applicant would

be eligible to vote which is held through and including the next two

regularly scheduled general elections held in even numbered years,

including any run-offs which may occur.

b. A person who, pursuant to the provisions of this title, is already

registered as a special federal voter, may, by application received by

the state board of elections or any local board of elections, apply to

the board of elections of the county in which he is so registered in

person or by mail for a special federal ballot. Such an application

shall entitle such a voter to receive a ballot for every election in

which such voter is entitled to vote which is held through and including

the next two regularly scheduled general elections held in even numbered

years, including any run-offs which may occur, provided, however, such

application shall not apply to any election held on or before the

seventh day after receipt of such application.

c. Insofar as the provisions of this chapter providing for permanent

personal registration and enrollment, and enrollment by mail or special

enrollment, and voting in person or by absentee ballot do not conflict

with any provision of this title, such provisions shall apply to a

person authorized to register and vote under this title; in the case of

any such conflict, the provision of this title shall prevail and such

other provision of this chapter shall not apply. For the purposes of

this title, any person eligible pursuant to the provisions of this

chapter to vote by absentee ballot shall be eligible for absentee

registration and enrollment.

d. In addition to any other method of registering to vote or of

applying for a special federal ballot, a special federal voter may

request a voter registration application or request a special federal

ballot application by facsimile transmission to the board of elections

or pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act

or by electronic mail. When making such a request, the special federal

voter may designate a preference for transmission of such voter

registration application and special federal ballot application pursuant

to section 11-203 of this title.

e. The special federal ballot application shall allow the special

federal voter to designate a preference to receive the special federal

ballot pursuant to section 11-203 of this title.

f. The procedures for receiving documents from and transmitting

documents to a special federal voter shall, to the extent practicable,

protect the security and integrity of the special federal voter

registration and special federal ballot application request process and

protect the privacy of the special federal voter, including the voter's

identity and other personal data. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit

the information that may be obtained pursuant to section 3-220 of this

chapter.

2. a. A form of application for registration and enrollment as a

special federal voter and for a special federal ballot or a form of

application for a special federal ballot by persons registered pursuant

to this title shall be furnished by the board of elections to the

applicant who shall request such form within the time limited therefor.

The application shall be made and signed by the applicant at the places

thereon provided for such purpose and such applicant shall set forth

therein all of the facts required to establish his qualifications to

register and vote under this title.

b. The forms for use under this section shall be of a distinctive

color and substantially in the form prescribed by the state board of

elections and shall elicit all the information which may be necessary to

determine eligibility to register and vote pursuant to the provisions of

this title.