N.Y. ELN Law § 8-704
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Early mail ballots; delivery of
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§ 8-704. Early mail ballots; delivery of. 1. If the board finds that\nthe applicant is a registered voter of the county or city at the address\nlisted in the application, the applicant is eligible to vote in the\nelection at issue, and the application is otherwise sufficient, it\nshall, as soon as practicable, mail to the applicant at an address\ndesignated by them, or deliver to them, or to any person designated for\nsuch purpose in writing by them, at the office of the board, an early\nmail ballot or set of ballots and an envelope therefor. If the ballot or\nballots are to be sent outside of the United States to a country other\nthan Canada or Mexico, such ballot or ballots shall be sent by air mail.\n 2. When mailing an early mail ballot to a voter the board of elections\nshall provide a domestic postage paid return envelope. When providing an\nearly mail ballot to a voter in-person, the board of elections shall\noffer the voter a domestic postage paid return envelope and provide one\nif requested.\n
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