N.Y. Election Law § 5-213: Inactive status

§ 5-213. Inactive status. 1. When a voter is sent a confirmation

notice pursuant to the provisions of this article, the voter's name

shall be placed in inactive status.

2. The registration poll records of all such voters shall be removed

from the poll ledgers and maintained at the offices of the board of

elections in a file arranged alphabetically by election district. If

such board uses computer generated registration lists, the names of such

voters shall not be placed on such lists at subsequent elections other

than lists prepared pursuant to the provisions of section 5-612 of this

article but shall be kept as a computer record at the offices of such

board.

3. The board of elections shall restore the registration of any such

voter to active status if such voter notifies the board of elections

that they reside at the address from which they are registered, or the

board finds that such voter has validly signed a designating or

nominating petition which states that they reside at such address, or if

such voter casts a ballot in an affidavit envelope which states that

they reside at such address, or if the board receives notice that such

voter has voted in an election conducted with registration lists

prepared pursuant to the provisions of section 5-612 of this article. If

any such notification or information is received ten days or more before

a primary, special or general election, the voter's name must be

restored to active status for such election.

4. As soon as practicable, after it restores a voter's registration to

active status, the board of elections shall send the voter, by first

class forwardable mail, a notice advising him of the restoration in a

form which is similar to the notice sent to new registrants pursuant to

the provisions of section 5-210 of this title and which has been

approved by the state board of elections.

5. If the board of elections receives notice, which complies with the

requirements of this article, that a voter in inactive status is

residing at another address within the jurisdiction of such board, it

shall transfer the registration and enrollment of such voter to such

other address pursuant to the provisions of section 5-208 of this title.