N.Y. Election Law § 7-106: Ballots; form of, for ballot scanners, general, primary, or special elections; additional requirements

§ 7-106. Ballots; form of, for ballot scanners, general, primary, or

special elections; additional requirements. 1. In addition to ballot

requirements provided for in section 7-104 of this article, all ballots

to be used with all ballot scanners shall comply with the following

provisions.

2. Paper ballots which are to be counted by a ballot scanner may

consist of two or more sheets which are divided into perforated sections

which can be separated at the time the ballot is scanned. Such ballots

shall be printed on paper of a quality, size, color, and weight

specified in the voting system's technical requirements documentation

and shall be clearly distinguishable from sample ballots by size, color

or other means.

3. All paper ballots of the same kind for the same polling place shall

be identical.

4. Each election day ballot shall be printed on the sheet with a stub

which shall be separated therefrom by a line of perforations extending

across the entire ballot. On the face of the stub shall be printed

"No........" the blank to be filled with consecutive number of ballots

beginning with "No. 1", and increasing in regular numerical order.

5. On such ballot shall be printed the following indorsement, the

blanks properly filled in:

Official Ballot for (General, Primary or Special, as

applicable)

Election

County of ........................

(Assembly or Legislative, as applicable) District

......................

(Ward and City or town .................., as

applicable)............

Election District ...........................

(Insert date of election.)

(Insert names of election commissioners providing the ballot.)