N.Y. Election Law § 5-710: Check of registrants; personal

§ 5-710. Check of registrants; personal. 1. A special door to door

check of all the registered voters in any or all of the election

districts including election districts previously checked shall be

conducted in any year upon the written filed request of any one member

of the board of elections. The board of elections shall employ a

sufficient number of employees for the purpose of conducting such

checks.

2. The board shall supply such employees with copies of the most

recent registration list prepared for such election district under check

as corrected by the board to reflect new registrations and cancellations

occurring since the publication thereof. Such check shall be performed

by two employees of the board representing the major political parties

and they shall submit to the board of elections on or before a date

fixed by the board, a report signed by each of them. Such signed report

shall be accepted for all purposes as the equivalent of an affidavit,

and if it contains any material false statement, shall subject the

persons who sign the report to the same penalties as if each had been

duly sworn and such provision shall be printed in bold type directly

above the signature lines on such report. At the end of the ensuing

period of local registration in such years, the board of elections shall

forthwith prepare a supplementary list of all voters registered for the

first time during such period of local registration in the election

districts so canvassed and shall direct the conduct of a similar check

of all such voters.

3. Whenever it appears from the report that a registered voter is no

longer qualified the board shall proceed in the manner prescribed by

section 5-402 of this article.