§ 5-202. Local registration; provision for. 1. The board of inspectors for every election district shall meet for the purpose of taking the registration of voters not earlier than the sixth Saturday or later than the fourth Saturday before each general election. During such period, in the city of New York and in counties having […]
§ 5-206. Watchers. 1. Each political party or independent body duly nominating or entitled to nominate candidates for offices to be filled at the election may, by a writing signed by the duly authorized chairman or secretary of the county, city, town or village committee of such political party or independent body, and delivered to […]
§ 5-208. Transfer of registration and enrollment. 1. The board of elections shall transfer the registration and enrollment of any voter appearing on a statewide voter list pursuant to subdivision one of section 5-614 of this article for whom it receives a notice of change of address to another address in New York state, or […]
§ 5-210. Registration and enrollment and change of enrollment upon application. 1. In addition to local registration and veterans’ absentee registration as provided in this chapter, any qualified person may apply personally for registration and enrollment, change of enrollment by mail or by appearing at the board of elections on any day, except a day […]
§ 5-211. Agency assisted registration. Each agency designated as a participating agency under the provisions of this section shall implement and administer a program of distribution of voter registration forms pursuant to the provisions of this section. The following offices which provide public assistance and/or provide state funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to […]
§ 5-212. Motor vehicle registration. 1. In addition to any other method of voter registration provided for in this article, any qualified person may apply for registration and enrollment by application made simultaneously and integrated with an application for a motor vehicle driver’s license, a driver’s license renewal or an identification card if such a […]
§ 5-213. Inactive status. 1. When a voter is sent a confirmation notice pursuant to the provisions of this article, the voter’s name shall be placed in inactive status. 2. The registration poll records of all such voters shall be removed from the poll ledgers and maintained at the offices of the board of elections […]
§ 5-214. Registration cards for identification. A board of elections may provide identification cards for use in any city or town in such county in which the board deems it necessary to facilitate voting. However, the failure of a voter to present such card shall not deprive such voter of the right to exercise the […]
§ 5-215. Veterans’ absentee registration. 1. The board of elections in the county in which a veterans’ hospital is located shall appoint a board of registration which shall attend each veterans’ hospital between the hours of nine o’clock in the morning and five o’clock in the evening on the seventh Thursday before each general election […]
§ 5-216. Registration; assistance to applicant. 1. If any person entitled to be registered shall declare to the board of inspectors that he is unable to read or write by reason of illiteracy or disability, the board shall provide assistance in registering. Such person shall, if unable to write, be excused from signing and the […]
§ 5-218. Registration; challenges. 1. Any person who applies for registration may be challenged by any qualified voter, watcher, or inspector of election if such person has reason to suspect that the applicant is not qualified to be registered to vote. 2. When an applicant is challenged the person making the challenge must first state […]
§ 5-220. Registration; challenge after registered. 1. Any person may challenge the registration of a voter by executing and delivering to the board of elections or a board taking registrations, his affidavit that he has reason to believe that such voter’s registration should be cancelled. Such affidavit shall contain the affiant’s full name, residence, and […]
§ 5-222. Statement of temporary absence. 1. A voter who has removed from his residence but who is still eligible to vote from that address for any of the reasons enumerated in this chapter shall, at the time of his registration, or at the time of his removal, or upon request of the board of […]
§ 5-224. Registration of voters unlawfully denied the right to register. 1. If any voter applies personally for registration and is unlawfully denied the right to register, the county board of elections may, upon the application of the voter in person or by mail to such board within two weeks after the last day of […]
§ 5-226. Registration; voter registered in wrong district. 1. If any voter has been registered in a wrong election district, the board of elections shall, if he is a qualified voter in any election district within the jurisdiction of such board, change his registration to the correct election district. The board of elections shall thereupon […]
§ 5-228. Registration; certificates of local registration. 1. At the close of local registration, each board of inspectors shall mail, or, if the board of elections directs, shall deliver to the board of elections a certificate, signed by the members of such board, stating the name, present residence address of each registrant and such other […]
§ 5-230. Local registration; disposition of records and supplies. 1. At the end of each day of registration, the chairman of each board of inspectors shall deliver the ledgers locked in the carrying case, if any, the flag and all other supplies to the police at the place of registration, or, if directed, to the […]
