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N.Y. Election Law § 5-400: Cancellation of registration; generally

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  1. Election Law
  2. Article 5. Registration and Enrollment of Voters
  3. Title 4. Cancellation of Registration

§ 5-400. Cancellation of registration; generally. 1. A voter's

registration, including the registration of a voter in inactive status,

shall be cancelled if, since the time of his last registration, he:

(a) Moved his or her residence outside the state.

(b) Was convicted of a felony disqualifying him from voting pursuant

to the provisions of section 5-106 of this article.

(c) Has been adjudicated an incompetent.

(d) Refused to take a challenge oath.

(e) Has died.

(f) Did not vote in any election conducted by the board of elections

during the period ending with the second general election at which

candidates for federal office are on the ballot after his name was

placed in inactive status and for whom the board of elections did not,

during such period, in any other way, receive any information that such

voter still resides in the same county or city.

(g) Personally requested to have his name removed from the list of

registered voters.

(h) For any other reason, is no longer qualified to vote as provided

in this chapter.

2. For the purposes of this section a personal request to be removed

from the list of registered voters shall include the following:

(a) A statement signed by the registrant which makes such a request.

(b) A notice that the registrant has moved to an address outside the

state which is signed by the registrant and sent to the board of

elections.

(c) A notice signed by the registrant which states that such

registrant has moved to an address outside the state and that such

change of address is for voter registration purposes.

(d) A notice from a board of elections or other voter registration

officer or agency that such person has registered to vote from an

address outside the state.

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