N.Y. Election Law § 11-212: Special federal ballots; deadline for receipt

§ 11-212. Special federal ballots; deadline for receipt. All special

federal ballots received by the board of elections before the close of

the polls on election day shall be retained by the board of elections

and cast and canvassed pursuant to section 9-209 of this chapter. All

ballots contained in envelopes showing a cancellation mark of the United

States postal service or a foreign country's postal service, or showing

a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States

government, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the

day of the election, shall be cast and counted if received by the board

of elections not later than seven days following the day of a primary

election or thirteen days following the day of a general or special

election except that the special federal ballot of a voter who requested

such ballot by letter, rather than application, shall not be counted

unless a valid application form, signed by such voter, is received by

the board of elections with such ballot. All ballots received by the

board of elections and all federal write-in ballots received from

special federal voters not later than seven days following the day of a

primary election or thirteen days following the day of a general or

special election, shall be retained at the board and shall be cast and

canvassed in the same manner as other ballots retained by such board.