N.Y. Election Law § 8-508: Challenge report; preparation of

§ 8-508. Challenge report; preparation of. 1. The board of elections

shall furnish to the board of inspectors of election in each election

district on each election day a challenge report. Such report shall be

divided into four sections and shall contain the following information

and space to insert the information herein required.

2. (a) The first section of such report shall be reserved for the

inspectors of election to enter the name, address and registration

serial number of each person who claims a change in name, or a change of

address within the election district, together with the new name or

address of each such person. In lieu of preparing section one of the

challenge list, the board of elections may provide, next to the name of

each voter in the computer generated registration list, a place for the

inspectors of election to record the information required to be entered

in such section one, or provide elsewhere in such registration list, a

place for the inspectors of election to enter such information.

(b) The second section of such report shall be reserved for the board

of inspectors to enter the name, address and registration serial number

of each person who is challenged at the time of voting together with the

reason for the challenge. If no voters are challenged, the board of

inspectors shall enter the words "No Challenges" across the space

reserved for such names. In lieu of preparing section two of the

challenge report, the board of elections may provide, next to the name

of each voter in the computer generated registration list, a place for

the inspectors of election to record the information required to be

entered in such section two, or provide elsewhere in such registration

list, a place for the inspectors of election to enter such information.

(c) The third section of such report shall be reserved for the board

of inspectors to enter the name, address and registration serial number

of each voter given assistance, together with the reason the voter was

allowed assistance, the name of the person giving such assistance and

his address if not an inspector. If no voters are given assistance, the

board of inspectors shall enter the words "No Assistance" across the

space reserved for such names. In lieu of providing section three of the

challenge report, the board of elections may provide, next to the name

of each voter in the computer generated registration list, a place for

the inspectors of election to record the information required to be

entered in such section three, or provide elsewhere in such registration

list, a place for the inspectors of election to enter such information.

(d) The fourth section of such report shall be reserved for the board

of inspectors to enter the name, address and registration serial number

of each person who was permitted to vote pursuant to a court order, or

to vote on a paper ballot which was inserted in an affidavit envelope.

If there are no such names, such board shall enter the word "None"

across the space provided for such names. In lieu of providing section

four of such report, the board of elections may provide, next to the

name of each voter in the computer generated registration list, a place

for the inspectors of election to record the information required to be

entered in such section four, or provide elsewhere in such registration

list, a place for the inspectors of election to enter such information.

(e) At the foot of such report or at the end of any such computer

generated registration list, if applicable, shall be a certificate that

such report or list contains the names of all persons who were

challenged on the day of election, and that each voter so reported as

having been challenged took the oaths as required, that such report or

list contains the names of all voters to whom such board gave or allowed

assistance and lists the nature of the disability which required such

assistance to be given and the names and family relationship, if any, to

the voter of the persons by whom such assistance was rendered; that each

such assisted voter informed such board under oath that he required such

assistance and that each person rendering such assistance took the

required oath; that such report or list contains the names of all voters

who were permitted to vote although their registration poll records were

missing; that the entries made by such board are a true and accurate

record of its proceedings with respect to the persons named in such

report or list.

(f) Upon the return of such report or lists to the board of elections,

it shall complete the investigation of voting qualifications of all

persons named in the second section thereof or for whom entries were

placed in such computer generated registration lists in lieu of the

preparation of the second section of the challenge report, and shall

forthwith proceed to cancel the registration of any person who, as noted

upon such report, or in such list, was challenged at such election and

refused either to take a challenge oath or to answer any challenge

question.

(g) The state board of elections shall prescribe a form of challenge

report for use pursuant to the provisions of this section. Such form may

require the insertion of such other information as the state board shall

deem appropriate.