N.Y. Election Law § 11-219: Special federal voters; prohibiting refusal to accept voter registration and special federal ballot applications, marked special federal ...

§ 11-219. Special federal voters; prohibiting refusal to accept voter

registration and special federal ballot applications, marked special

federal ballots, and federal write-in absentee ballots for failure to

meet certain requirements. 1. A board of elections shall not refuse to

accept and process any otherwise valid voter registration application or

special federal ballot application (including the official post card

form prescribed under section 101 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens

Absentee Voting Act (42 USC 1973ff)) or marked special federal ballot

submitted by mail or personally delivered, solely on the basis of the

following:

(a) Notarization requirements;

(b) Restrictions on paper type, including weight and size; or

(c) Restrictions on envelope type, including weight and size.

2. A board of elections shall not refuse to accept and process any

otherwise valid federal write-in absentee ballot submitted in any manner

by a special federal voter solely on the basis of the following:

(a) Notarization requirements;

(b) Restrictions on paper type, including weight and size; or

(c) Restrictions on envelope type, including weight and size.

3. The state board of elections, in coordination with county boards of

elections, shall develop a free access system by which a special federal

voter may determine whether the special federal ballot of the special

federal voter has been received by the appropriate board of elections.