N.Y. Election Law § 5-216: Registration; assistance to applicant

§ 5-216. Registration; assistance to applicant. 1. If any person

entitled to be registered shall declare to the board of inspectors that

he is unable to read or write by reason of illiteracy or disability, the

board shall provide assistance in registering. Such person shall, if

unable to write, be excused from signing and the board shall enter the

words "unable to sign" in each space reserved for his signature. The

board shall also enter in the remarks space on the face of the

registration records the reason for his inability to write his name.

2. If the applicant be a person who does not speak the English

language, he may be assisted by a relative who can interpret for him. If

the applicant registers with this assistance the board shall put in the

remarks space of the registration forms the name and address, and the

relationship, of the person so doing the interpreting and the

interpreter shall sign his name in the remarks space.

3. If the registrant needs assistance with registration, he may also

have the same assistance in order to mark the enrollment blank.