N.Y. ELN Law § 8-712

§ 8-712. Online early mail ballot tracking system. 1. The state board\nof elections shall establish and maintain an electronic early mail\nballot tracking system. In accordance with technical specifications\nprovided by the state board of elections, each local board of elections\nshall maintain an early mail ballot tracking system integrated with the\nstate board's system, and which may be integrated with the United States\npostal service tracking system, to allow a voter who has submitted an\napplication for an early mail ballot to track the status of an early\nmail ballot application and an early mail ballot on the state board or\nlocal board website.\n 2. Such website shall not require users to create an account but shall\nrequire verification that the user is accessing their own record through\nthe inclusion of data identifying the voter and the board of elections\nat which the voter is registered, and any other information required by\nthe state board of elections.\n 3. The ballot tracking system shall indicate to the voter if the\nboard:\n (a) received such voter's application for an early mail ballot;\n (b) approved or rejected such application and, if rejected, an\nindication of the reason for such rejection;\n (c) mailed or delivered an early mail ballot to such voter, the date\nof such mailing or delivery, and the expected date of receipt;\n (d) received the ballot back as undeliverable;\n (e) received such voter's completed early mail ballot;\n (f) determined the ballot envelope was subject to a cure; and\n (g) counted or rejected such voter's completed early mail ballot and,\nif rejected, a brief statement of the reason for rejection.\n 4. The electronic early mail ballot tracking system shall be combined\non a single website with the electronic absentee ballot tracking system\ncreated pursuant to section 8-414 of this article.\n