N.Y. Election Law § 5-106: Qualifications of voters; reasons for exclusion

§ 5-106. Qualifications of voters; reasons for exclusion.

1. No person who shall receive, accept, or offer to receive, or pay,

offer or promise to pay, contribute, offer or promise to contribute to

another, to be paid or used, any money or any other valuable thing as a

compensation or reward for the giving or withholding a vote at an

election, or for registering or refraining from registering as a voter,

or who shall make any promise to influence the giving or withholding of

any such vote or registration, or who shall make or become directly or

indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of

an election, shall vote at such election.

2. No person who has been convicted of a felony and sentenced to a

period of imprisonment for such felony pursuant to the laws of this

state, shall have the right to register for or vote at any election

while he or she is incarcerated for such felony.

3. No person who has been convicted in a federal court, of a felony,

or a crime or offense which would constitute a felony under the laws of

this state, and sentenced to a period of imprisonment for such felony,

shall have the right to register for or vote at any election while he or

she is incarcerated for such felony.

4. No person who has been convicted in another state for a crime or

offense which would constitute a felony under the laws of this state and

sentenced to a period of imprisonment for such felony, shall have the

right to register for or vote at any election in this state while he or

she is incarcerated for such felony.

5. The provisions of subdivisions two, three and four of this section

shall not apply if the person so convicted is not sentenced to either

death or imprisonment, or if the execution of a sentence of imprisonment

is suspended.

6. No person who has been adjudged incompetent by order of a court of

competent judicial authority shall have the right to register for or

vote at any election in this state unless thereafter he shall have been

adjudged competent pursuant to law.