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N.Y. ELN Law § 11-219

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Special federal voters; prohibiting refusal to accept voter registration and special federal ballot applications, marked special federal ...

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§ 11-219. Special federal voters; prohibiting refusal to accept voter\nregistration and special federal ballot applications, marked special\nfederal ballots, and federal write-in absentee ballots for failure to\nmeet certain requirements. 1. A board of elections shall not refuse to\naccept and process any otherwise valid voter registration application or\nspecial federal ballot application (including the official post card\nform prescribed under section 101 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens\nAbsentee Voting Act (42 USC 1973ff)) or marked special federal ballot\nsubmitted by mail or personally delivered, solely on the basis of the\nfollowing:\n (a) Notarization requirements;\n (b) Restrictions on paper type, including weight and size; or\n (c) Restrictions on envelope type, including weight and size.\n 2. A board of elections shall not refuse to accept and process any\notherwise valid federal write-in absentee ballot submitted in any manner\nby a special federal voter solely on the basis of the following:\n (a) Notarization requirements;\n (b) Restrictions on paper type, including weight and size; or\n (c) Restrictions on envelope type, including weight and size.\n 3. The state board of elections, in coordination with county boards of\nelections, shall develop a free access system by which a special federal\nvoter may determine whether the special federal ballot of the special\nfederal voter has been received by the appropriate board of elections.\n

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