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N.Y. Election Law § 5-404: Cancellation of registration; cancellation of record

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

§ 5-404. Cancellation of registration; cancellation of record. 1. The

board of elections shall cancel a registration by marking the word

"Cancelled" on the face of each of the voter's registration poll

records, without obliterating any of the entries thereon, and shall

enter the reasons for such cancellation on the face of such registration

record or, if the board uses computer generated registration lists,

entering such reasons in the computer records. If requested by any

member of the board, the cancellation of registration of any voter, or

group of voters, must be approved by two such board members or two

employees of the board representing different political parties. Such

members or employees shall place their initials or other identifying

information on the registration poll record of such voter, or on a

computer generated list of such cancellations. Such lists shall be

preserved in the same manner, and for the same time, as such

registration poll records.

2. The board shall supply a list of registration cancellations and

reinstatements to the county chairman of any political party requesting

same.

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