N.Y. Election Law § 8-406: Absentee ballots, delivery of

§ 8-406. Absentee ballots, delivery of. 1. If the board shall find

that the applicant is a qualified voter of the election district

containing his residence as stated in his statement and that his

statement is sufficient, it shall, as soon as practicable after it shall

have determined his right thereto, mail to him at an address designated

by him, or deliver to him, or to any person designated for such purpose

in writing by him, at the office of the board, such an absentee voter's

ballot or set of ballots and an envelope therefor. If the ballot or

ballots are to be sent outside of the United States to a country other

than Canada or Mexico, such ballot or ballots shall be sent by air mail.

However, if an applicant who is eligible for an absentee ballot is a

resident of a facility operated or licensed by, or under the

jurisdiction of, the department of mental hygiene, or a resident of a

facility defined as a nursing home or residential health care facility

pursuant to subdivisions two and three of section two thousand eight

hundred one of the public health law, or a resident of a hospital or

other facility operated by the Veteran's Administration of the United

States, such absentee ballot need not be so mailed or delivered to any

such applicant but, may be delivered to the voter in the manner

prescribed by section 8-407 of this chapter if such facility is located

in the county or city in which such voter is eligible to vote.

2. When mailing an absentee ballot to a voter the board of elections

shall provide a domestic postage paid return envelope. When providing an

absentee ballot to a voter in-person, the board of elections shall offer

the voter a domestic postage paid return envelope and provide one if

requested.