(a) Notarization requirements;
(b) Restrictions on paper type, including weight and size; or
(c) Restrictions on envelope type, including weight and size.
2. A board of elections shall not refuse to accept and process any
otherwise valid federal write-in absentee ballot submitted in any manner
by a special federal voter solely on the basis of the following:
(a) Notarization requirements;
(b) Restrictions on paper type, including weight and size; or
(c) Restrictions on envelope type, including weight and size.
3. The state board of elections, in coordination with county boards of
elections, shall develop a free access system by which a special federal
voter may determine whether the special federal ballot of the special
federal voter has been received by the appropriate board of elections.
Structure New York Laws
Article 11 - Special Presidential and Special Federal Voters and Special Ballots
Title 2 - Special Federal Voters
11-200 - Special Federal Voters; Qualifications.
11-203 - Special Federal Voters; Designation of Means of Transmission by Special Federal Voters.
11-204 - Processing of Applications by Board of Elections.
11-208 - Special Federal Voters; Cancellation of Registration.
11-210 - Special Federal Voters; Distribution of Applications for Ballots.
11-212 - Special Federal Ballots; Deadline for Receipt.
11-216 - Forwarding of Applications and Ballots.
11-218 - Application of Other Provisions.
11-220 - Federal Voting; Applicability of General Provisions.