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S 6995 NY

Relates to voting by mail and early voting

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Introduced Mar 28, 2025

Latest action (May 20, 2026) REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

Summary

New York Senate Bill 6995 expands mail-in voting access by allowing applications for absentee ballots that do not include a qualifying reason to be automatically processed as applications for early mail ballots. While absentee ballots require a specific reason (such as illness or disability), early mail ballots do not require a reason to be submitted. The bill updates ballot envelopes and affirmation statements to reflect this change and requires the State Board of Elections to create a standard application form that informs applicants that applications without a stated reason will be processed as early mail ballot applications. The bill maintains existing provisions for voters with permanent disabilities to receive ongoing absentee ballots.

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Amends early voting provisions; provides that an application for an absentee ballot that does not provide a reason that the applicant is entitled to such a ballot shall be processed as an application for an early mail ballot.

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Action history (7)

  1. Mar 28, 2025 REFERRED TO ELECTIONS · upper
  2. May 6, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.962 · upper
  3. May 7, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  4. May 8, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  5. Jun 13, 2025 COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  6. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO ELECTIONS · upper
  7. May 20, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S06995 Summary: BILL NO S06995 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A08310

&nbsp SPONSOR GONZALEZ &nbsp COSPNSR COMRIE &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd El L, generally; amd §§2018-a, 2018-b, 2018-e & 2018-f, Ed L; amd §§84-a & 84-b, Town L &nbsp Amends early voting provisions; provides that an application for an absentee ballot that does not provide a reason that the applicant is entitled to such a ballot shall be processed as an application for an early mail ballot.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

6995

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

March 28, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT to amend the election law, the education law and the town law, in relation to voting by mail

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3, 6 and 8 of section 7-119 of the election 2 law, as added by chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, are amended to read as 3 follows: 4 3. There shall be three envelopes for each early mail ballot issued by 5 mail: the inner affirmation envelope into which a voter places their 6 voted ballot, the outer envelope which shall be addressed to the early 7 mail voter, and the mailing envelope which is addressed to the county 8 board of elections. The board of elections shall furnish with each early 9 mail ballot an inner affirmation envelope. On one side of the envelope 10 shall be printed: 11 OFFICIAL [ EARLY MAIL ] BALLOT 12 for 13 GENERAL (OR PRIMARY OR SPECIAL) ELECTION,

14 ..........., 20.......

15 Name of voter .................. 16 Residence (street and number if any) .............. 17 City/or town of (village, if any) ................. 18 County of ...............................

19 Assembly District ...................... 20 Legislative District (as applicable) .......... 21 Ward (as applicable) ..................... 22 Election District ....................

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11360-02-5

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1 Party Enrollment (in case of primary election) ....................

2 6. On the reverse side of such inner affirmation envelope shall be 3 printed the following statement:

4 AFFIRMATION

5 I do declare that I am a citizen of the United States, that I am duly 6 registered in the election district shown on the reverse side of this 7 envelope and I am qualified to vote in such district; that the informa- 8 tion contained on my application for this ballot is true and correct; 9 that I have not qualified nor do I intend to vote elsewhere, that I have 10 not committed any act nor am I under any impediment which denies me the 11 right to vote. 12 I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of 13 my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material 14 false statement in the foregoing [ statement of early mail voter ] affir- 15 mation , I shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

16 Date ............... 20 ................

17 .......................... 18 Signature or mark of voter

19 .......................... 20 Signature of Witness 21 (required only if voter 22 does not sign 23 their own name)

24 .......................... 25 Address of Witness

26 8. Each inner affirmation ballot envelope shall be enclosed in an 27 outer envelope addressed to the appropriate board of elections and bear- 28 ing on it a specific direction that if an original application for an 29 early mail or absentee ballot is received with the ballot, such applica- 30 tion must be completed by the voter and returned in the outer envelope 31 together with the sealed inner affirmation envelope containing the 32 corresponding early mail or absentee ballot within the time limits for 33 receipt of the early mail ballot itself. Such inner affirmation envelope 34 and outer envelope shall be enclosed in the third envelope addressed to 35 the [ early mail ] voter. The outer and third envelopes shall have printed 36 on the face thereof the words "Election Material--Please Expedite". 37 § 2. Subdivisions 3, 6 and 8 of section 7-122 of the election law, as 38 amended by chapter 411 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as 39 follows: 40 3. There shall be three envelopes for each absentee ballot issued by 41 mail: the inner affirmation envelope into which a voter places [ his or 42 her ] their voted ballot, the outer envelope which shall be addressed to 43 the absentee voter, and the mailing envelope which is addressed to the 44 county board of elections. The board of elections shall furnish with 45 each absentee ballot an inner affirmation envelope. On one side of the 46 envelope shall be printed:

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1 OFFICIAL [ ABSENTEE ] BALLOT 2 for 3 GENERAL (OR PRIMARY OR SPECIAL) ELECTION,

4 ........., 20..... 5 Name of voter......................................... 6 Residence (street and number if any).................. 7 City/or town of.......(village, if any)............... 8 County of............................................. 9 Assembly district .................................... 10 Legislative District (as applicable) ................. 11 Ward (as applicable) ................................. 12 Election District..................................... 13 Party Enrollment (in case of primary election)........

14 6. On the reverse side of such inner affirmation envelope shall be 15 printed the following statement: 16 AFFIRMATION 17 I do declare that I am a citizen of the United States, that I am duly 18 registered in the election district shown on the reverse side of this 19 envelope and I am qualified to vote in such district; [ that I will be 20 unable to appear personally on the day of the election for which this 21 ballot is voted at the polling place of the election district in which I 22 am a qualified voter because of the reason given on my application here- 23 tofore submitted ] that the information contained on my application for 24 this ballot is true and correct ; that I have not qualified nor do I 25 intend to vote elsewhere, that I have not committed any act nor am I 26 under any impediment which denies me the right to vote. 27 I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of 28 my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material 29 false statement in the foregoing [ statement of absentee voter ] affirma- 30 tion , I shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

31 Date ............... 20 ................

32 .......................... 33 Signature or mark of voter

34 .......................... 35 Signature of Witness 36 (required only if voter 37 does not sign [ his or her ] 38 their own name)

39 .......................... 40 Address of Witness

41 8. Each inner affirmation ballot envelope shall be enclosed in an 42 outer envelope addressed to the appropriate board of elections and bear- 43 ing on it a specific direction that if an original application for an 44 early mail or an absentee ballot is received with the ballot, such 45 application must be completed by the voter and returned in the outer 46 envelope together with the sealed inner affirmation envelope containing 47 the corresponding early mail or absentee ballot within the time limits 48 for receipt of the early mail or absentee ballot itself. Such inner 49 affirmation envelope and outer envelope shall be enclosed in the third

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1 envelope addressed to the [ absentee ] voter. The outer and third envel- 2 opes shall have printed on the face thereof the words "Election Materi- 3 al--Please Expedite". 4 § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 8-400 of the election law is amended by 5 adding a new paragraph (c-1) to read as follows: 6 (c-1) If the applicant does not provide a reason that the applicant 7 is entitled to an absentee ballot as required by paragraph (c) of this 8 subdivision, the application shall be processed as an application for an 9 early mail ballot pursuant to section 8-702 of this article. 10 § 4. Subdivision 4 of section 8-400 of the election law, as amended by 11 chapter 63 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 12 4. A voter who claims permanent illness or physical disability may 13 make application for an absentee ballot and the right to receive an 14 absentee ballot for each election thereafter as provided herein without 15 further application, by filing with the board of elections an applica- 16 tion which shall contain a statement to be executed by the voter. Upon 17 filing of such application the board of elections shall cause the regis- 18 tration records of the voter to be marked "Permanently Disabled" and 19 thereafter shall send an absentee ballot for each succeeding primary, 20 special or general election to such voter at [ his or her ] their last 21 known address by first class mail with a request to the postal authori- 22 ties not to forward such ballot but to return it in five days in the 23 event that it cannot be delivered to the addressee. The mailing of such 24 ballot for each election shall continue until such voter's registration 25 is cancelled or inactivated . 26 § 5. Subdivision 10 of section 8-400 of the election law, as amended 27 by chapter 373 of the laws of 1986 and as renumbered by chapter 40 of 28 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 29 10. The state board of elections shall prescribe a standard applica- 30 tion form for use under this section. The standard application form 31 shall indicate that if the applicant does not provide a reason that the 32 applicant is entitled to an absentee ballot, the application will be 33 processed as an application for an early mail ballot, and the applicant 34 will be sent an early mail ballot if otherwise eligible. The use of any 35 application form which substantially complies with the provisions of 36 this section shall be acceptable and any application filed on such a 37 form shall be accepted for filing. 38 § 6. Subdivision 1 of section 8-402 of the election law, as amended by 39 chapter 666 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: 40 1. Upon receipt of an application for an absentee ballot the board of 41 elections shall forthwith determine upon such inquiry as it deems proper 42 whether the applicant is qualified to vote and to receive an absentee 43 ballot, and if it finds the applicant is not so qualified it shall 44 reject the application after investigation as hereinafter provided. 45 Provided that, an application for an absentee ballot that does not 46 provide a reason that the applicant is entitled to such a ballot shall 47 be processed as an application for an early mail ballot pursuant to 48 paragraph (c-1) of subdivision three of section 8-400 of this title and 49 section 8-702 of this article. 50 § 7. Subdivision 5 of section 8-402 of the election law is amended to 51 read as follows: 52 5. If the board shall determine that the applicant is not entitled to 53 an absentee ballot it shall immediately notify the applicant, giving 54 [ him ] the applicant the reason for such rejection. Provided that no 55 notification of rejection is necessary if the application is processed

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1 as an application for an early mail ballot pursuant to subdivision one 2 of this section. 3 § 8. Subdivision 5 of section 8-700 of the election law, as added by 4 chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 5. The application for an early mail ballot shall also provide the 6 applicant the opportunity to request to receive an early mail ballot for 7 all remaining elections in the [ calendar year ] election cycle in which 8 the applicant is eligible to vote. If an applicant indicates in the 9 application for an early mail ballot that they wish to receive an early 10 mail ballot for all remaining elections in the [ calendar year ] election 11 cycle , upon filing of such application, the board of elections shall 12 indicate such request in the voter's registration record. When early 13 mail ballots are mailed for subsequent elections in the [ calendar year ] 14 election cycle in which the voter is eligible to vote, the board of 15 elections shall mail an early mail ballot to the voter at their last 16 known address by first class mail with a request to the postal authori- 17 ties not to forward such ballot but to return it in five days in the 18 event that it cannot be delivered to the addressee. However, the board 19 shall not be required to mail an early mail ballot pursuant to this 20 section if the voter's registration has been canceled or inactivated 21 since the filing of such application. For purposes of this section, 22 "election cycle" means the two-year period beginning on January first in 23 an odd-numbered year and ending on December thirty-first in the subse- 24 quent even-numbered year. 25 § 9. Subdivision 2 of section 8-702 of the election law, as added by 26 chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 27 2. If the board of elections determines that the applicant is not a 28 registered voter of the county or city at the address listed in the 29 application pursuant to subdivision one of this section or the applicant 30 is not eligible to vote in [ all ] one or more of the elections for which 31 the application is filed, the board of elections shall immediately noti- 32 fy the applicant of the rejection of the application to vote early by 33 mail and provide the reason for such rejection. 34 § 10. Subdivision 2 of section 10-106 of the election law, as amended 35 by chapter 91 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: 36 2. Such board of elections shall cause such military voter to be 37 registered in the manner provided by this chapter, and in the space 38 designated "other remarks" shall be entered the military address of such 39 voter or such military address shall be entered into the computer files 40 from which the computer generated registration list is prepared. Such 41 registration poll records shall be stamped or marked conspicuously with 42 the legend "Military Voter" or the records of such military voters in 43 such computer files shall be coded in a manner which distinguishes such 44 voters from the other voters in such files. The foregoing provisions of 45 this subdivision as to entry of the military address may be altered by 46 the state board of elections to such extent as may be necessary to the 47 security and safety of the United States. A military voter shall not be 48 required to register personally and an application for a military ballot 49 may be submitted by mail, facsimile transmission, electronic mail, or 50 other electronic method established by the state board of elections . An 51 application for a military ballot shall constitute permanent personal 52 registration and a military voter shall be deemed registered under the 53 rules and regulations prevailing under permanent personal registration 54 upon the filing of [ his ] their application and the entering of [ his ] 55 their name in the appropriate registration records.

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1 § 11. Subdivision 2 of section 10-107 of the election law, as added by 2 chapter 104 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 3 2. Irrespective of the preferred method of transmission designated by 4 a military voter, a military voter's [ original completed voter registra- 5 tion application, military ballot application and ] military ballot must 6 be returned by mail or in person [ notwithstanding that a prior copy was 7 sent to the board of elections by facsimile transmission or electronic 8 mail ]. 9 § 12. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 10-108 of the election 10 law, as amended by chapter 164 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read 11 as follows: 12 (a) Ballots for military voters shall be mailed or otherwise distrib- 13 uted by the board of elections, in accordance with the preferred method 14 of transmission designated by the voter pursuant to section 10-107 of 15 this article, as soon as practicable but in any event not later than 16 forty-six days before a primary or general election; twenty-five days 17 before a New York city community school board district or city of 18 Buffalo school district election; fourteen days before a village 19 election conducted by the board of elections; forty-five days before a 20 special election; and twenty-three days before a special election held 21 pursuant to paragraph b of subdivision three of section forty-two of the 22 public officers law. A voter who submits a military ballot application 23 shall be entitled to a military ballot thereafter for each subsequent 24 election [ through and including the next two regularly scheduled general 25 elections held in even numbered years, including any run-offs which may 26 occur ] unless the voter's registration is cancelled or placed in inac- 27 tive status, the voter ceases to meet the qualifications to vote a mili- 28 tary ballot, or the voter requests otherwise, whichever occurs first ; 29 provided, however, such application shall not be valid for any election 30 held within seven days after its receipt. Ballots shall also be mailed 31 to any qualified military voter who is already registered and who 32 requests such military ballot from such board of elections in a letter, 33 which is signed by the voter and received by the board of elections not 34 later than the seventh day before the election for which the ballot is 35 requested and which states the address where the voter is registered and 36 the address to which the ballot is to be mailed. The board of elections 37 shall enclose with such ballot a form of application for military 38 ballot. In the case of a primary election, the board shall deliver only 39 the ballot of the party with which the military voter is enrolled 40 according to the military voter's registration records. In the event a 41 primary election is uncontested in the military voter's election 42 district for all offices or positions except the party position of 43 member of the ward, town, city or county committee, no ballot shall be 44 delivered to such military voter for such election; and the military 45 voter shall be advised of the reason why [ he or she ] they will not 46 receive a ballot. 47 § 13. Subdivision 2 of section 10-109 of the election law, as amended 48 by chapter 200 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 49 2. If any ballot, application form or other mail sent to a military 50 voter at [ his ] their military address by the board of elections is 51 returned by the post office as undeliverable, the board of elections 52 shall ascertain whether the military voter is residing at the address 53 given on [ his ] their registration records as [ his ] their permanent 54 address. If [ he ] such military voter is residing at such address, the 55 board shall not send [ him ] them any further military ballots unless [ he ] 56 such military voter applies for them in the regular way, giving a new

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1 military address. If such military voter is not residing at such perma- 2 nent address, the board of elections shall send a confirmation notice to 3 such military voter at [ his ] their last military address pursuant to the 4 provisions of section 5-712 of this chapter and shall place the regis- 5 tration of such voter in inactive status. However, if such a voter noti- 6 fies the board of elections that [ he has ] they have moved to a new mili- 7 tary address, the board shall restore the registration of such voter to 8 active status in the manner prescribed by section 5-213 of this chapter 9 and the voter shall continue to receive a ballot for elections in which 10 the voter is entitled to vote pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision 11 one of section 10-108 of this article . 12 § 14. Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 1 of section 11-202 of the 13 election law, paragraph a as amended by chapter 113 of the laws of 2023, 14 paragraph b as amended by chapter 262 of the laws of 2003, are amended 15 to read as follows: 16 a. A person, who, pursuant to this title, is qualified to vote as a 17 special federal voter may, by application received by the state board of 18 elections or any local board of elections on or before the tenth day 19 next preceding any election in which such person would be entitled to 20 vote or the last day of local registration for such election, whichever 21 is later, apply to the board of elections of the county in which they 22 resided in person or by personal application by mail , facsimile trans- 23 mission, electronic mail, or other electronic method established by the 24 state board of elections, for registration and enrollment as a special 25 federal voter. An application for registration and enrollment pursuant 26 to this article shall be treated as an application for a special federal 27 ballot for every election in which the applicant would be eligible to 28 vote [ which is held through and including the next two regularly sched- 29 uled general elections held in even numbered years, including any run- 30 offs which may occur ] and shall remain in effect unless the special 31 federal voter's registration is cancelled or inactivated, the voter 32 ceases to meet the qualifications to vote as a special federal voter, or 33 the voter requests otherwise, whichever occurs first . 34 b. A person who, pursuant to the provisions of this title, is already 35 registered as a special federal voter, may, by application received by 36 the state board of elections or any local board of elections, apply to 37 the board of elections of the county in which [ he is ] they are so regis- 38 tered in person or by mail , facsimile transmission, electronic mail, or 39 other electronic method established by the state board of elections, for 40 a special federal ballot. Such an application shall entitle such a voter 41 to receive a ballot for every election in which such voter is entitled 42 to vote [ which is held through and including the next two regularly 43 scheduled general elections held in even numbered years, including any 44 run-offs which may occur ] and shall remain in effect unless the special 45 federal voter's registration is cancelled or placed in inactive status, 46 the voter ceases to meet the qualifications to vote as a special federal 47 voter, or the voter requests otherwise, whichever occurs first , 48 provided, however, such application shall not apply to any election held 49 on or before the seventh day after receipt of such application. 50 § 15. Subdivision 2 of section 11-203 of the election law, as added by 51 chapter 104 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 52 2. Irrespective of the preferred method of transmission designated by 53 a special federal voter, a special federal voter's [ original completed 54 voter registration application, special federal ballot application and ] 55 special federal ballot must be returned by mail or in person [ notwith-

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1 standing that a prior copy was sent to the board of elections by facsim- 2 ile transmission or electronic mail ]. 3 § 16. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 11-208 of the election law, as 4 amended by chapter 200 of the laws of 1996, are amended to read as 5 follows: 6 1. Voters registered pursuant to this title shall be eligible to vote 7 in every election in which special federal voters are eligible to vote 8 which is held on or after the [ thirtieth ] tenth day after receipt of 9 their applications for such registration. 10 2. If any ballot, application form or other mail sent to a special 11 federal voter at [ his ] their address outside the United States by such 12 board is returned by the post office as undeliverable, the board of 13 elections shall send a confirmation notice to such special federal voter 14 at such address pursuant to the provisions of section 5-712 of this 15 chapter and shall place the registration of such voter in inactive 16 status. If the board of elections subsequently receives notice of a new 17 address outside the United States for such voter, or notice that the 18 voter is still at the same address outside the United States, the board 19 shall restore the registration of such voter to active status in the 20 manner prescribed by section 5-213 of this chapter and the voter shall 21 continue to receive a ballot for elections in which the voter is enti- 22 tled to vote pursuant to paragraph b of subdivision one of section 23 11-202 of this article . 24 § 17. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 11-210 of the election law, as 25 amended by chapter 262 of the laws of 2003, are amended to read as 26 follows: 27 1. Not earlier than sixty or later than forty days before each general 28 or primary election in which special federal voters are eligible to 29 vote, the board of elections shall mail to each voter who is eligible to 30 vote in such election and who was registered pursuant to this title for 31 the previous election at which such voters were eligible to vote, the 32 application for a special federal ballot provided for by this title; 33 provided, however, the board of elections shall not send such an appli- 34 cation to any person who [ has applied for a ballot and who ] is already 35 entitled to receive a ballot for such election. 36 2. If a special election for representative in congress is called by 37 proclamation of the governor, such an application shall be mailed to 38 each voter registered pursuant to this title, who is eligible to vote in 39 such special election, not later than three days after the issuance of 40 the proclamation for such special election; provided, however, the board 41 of elections shall not send such an application to any person who [ has 42 applied for a ballot and who ] is already entitled to receive a ballot 43 for such election. 44 § 18. Subdivision 4 of section 15-119 of the election law, as added by 45 chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 46 4. The application for an early mail ballot when filed must contain in 47 each instance the following information: 48 (a) Applicant's full name, date of birth, and residence address, 49 including the street and number, if any, rural delivery route, if any, 50 mailing address if different from the residence address and their 51 village and an address to which the ballot shall be mailed. 52 (b) A statement that the applicant is a registered voter. 53 (c) Such application shall permit the applicant to apply for an early 54 mail ballot for a single election or for all remaining elections in the 55 [ calendar year ] election cycle for which the voter is eligible to vote. 56 For purposes of this section, "election cycle" means the two-year period

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1 beginning on January first in an odd-numbered year and ending on Decem- 2 ber thirty-first in the subsequent even-numbered year. 3 § 19. Subdivision 4 of section 15-120 of the election law is amended 4 by adding a new paragraph (c-1) to read as follows: 5 (c-1) If the applicant does not provide a reason that the applicant is 6 entitled to an absentee ballot as required by paragraph (c) of this 7 subdivision, the application shall be processed as an application for an 8 early mail ballot pursuant to section 15-119 of this article. 9 § 20. Subdivision 5 of section 15-120 of the election law, as amended 10 by chapter 289 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 11 5. An application must be received by the village clerk no earlier 12 than four months before the election for which an absentee ballot is 13 sought. If the application requests that the absentee ballot be mailed, 14 such application must be received not later than seven days before the 15 election. If the applicant or [ his or her ] their agent delivers the 16 application to the village clerk in person, such application must be 17 received not later than the day before the election. The village clerk 18 shall examine each application and shall determine from the information 19 contained therein whether the applicant is qualified under this section 20 to receive an absentee ballot. Provided that, an application for an 21 absentee ballot that does not provide a reason that the applicant is 22 entitled to such a ballot shall be processed as an application for an 23 early mail ballot pursuant to paragraph (c-1) of subdivision four of 24 this section and section 15-119 of this article. The clerk in making 25 such decision shall not determine whether the applicant is a qualified 26 elector, said determination being reserved to the inspectors of election 27 as is hereinafter provided in subdivision nine of this section. 28 § 21. Subdivision 6 of section 15-122 of the election law, as amended 29 by chapter 84 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: 30 6. Printed forms containing the application for the absentee ballot, 31 in accordance with the requirements of this section, shall be in the 32 form prescribed by the state board of elections and shall be provided by 33 the village clerk and shall be available at the office of the clerk. 34 Application forms for absentee ballots for use pursuant to this section 35 shall be furnished by the village clerk upon request of the person 36 authorized to vote under this section or by any such person's spouse, 37 parent, child, authorized agent or any nurse charged with the care of 38 such person. The printed form shall indicate that if the applicant does 39 not provide a reason that the applicant is entitled to an absentee 40 ballot, the application will be processed as an application for an early 41 mail ballot, and the applicant will be sent an early mail ballot if 42 otherwise eligible. The standard application form shall indicate that if 43 the applicant does not provide a reason that the applicant is entitled 44 to an absentee ballot, the application will be processed as an applica- 45 tion for an early mail ballot, and the applicant will be sent an early 46 mail ballot if otherwise eligible. 47 § 22. Section 17-132 of the election law is amended by adding a second 48 closing paragraph to read as follows: 49 Provided, further, that a person whose absentee ballot application is 50 processed as an early mail ballot application pursuant to section 8-402 51 or section 15-120 of this chapter is not subject to penalty under subdi- 52 vision seven of this section for attempting to vote as an absentee 53 voter. 54 § 23. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 2018-a of the education 55 law, as added by chapter 616 of the laws of 2019, is amended and a new 56 paragraph c-1 is added to read as follows:

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1 b. Each person entitled to vote as an absentee voter pursuant to this 2 section and desirous of obtaining an absentee ballot shall make written 3 application therefor to the district clerk. Application forms for use 4 pursuant to this section shall be in a form prescribed by the state 5 board of elections. The standard application form shall indicate that 6 if the applicant does not provide a reason that the applicant is enti- 7 tled to an absentee ballot, the application will be processed as an 8 application for an early mail ballot pursuant to paragraph c-1 of this 9 subdivision, and the applicant will be sent an early mail ballot if 10 otherwise eligible. The use of any application which is on a form 11 prescribed by the state board of elections shall be acceptable. 12 c-1. If the applicant does not provide a reason that the applicant is 13 entitled to an absentee ballot pursuant to paragraph c of this subdivi- 14 sion, the application shall be processed as an application for an early 15 mail ballot pursuant to section two thousand eighteen-e of this part. 16 § 24. Subdivision 3 of section 2018-a of the education law, as added 17 by chapter 219 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: 18 3. If, upon examining the application required under the provisions of 19 subdivision two of this section, and upon such inquiry as it deems prop- 20 er, the board of registration shall be satisfied that the applicant is a 21 qualified voter of the district, and entitled to vote by absentee 22 ballot, such board shall place [ his ] their name upon the register, ther- 23 eupon the applicant shall be issued or mailed an absentee voter's ballot 24 and the board of registration shall make an appropriate entry on the 25 register indicating that an absentee ballot has been applied for by, and 26 issued to, the applicant. Provided, that an application for an absentee 27 ballot that does not provide a reason that the applicant is entitled to 28 such a ballot pursuant to paragraph c of subdivision two of this section 29 shall be processed as an application for an early mail ballot pursuant 30 to section two thousand eighteen-e of this part. 31 § 25. Subdivision 5 of section 2018-a of the education law, as added 32 by chapter 219 of the laws of 1978, paragraph a as amended by chapter 33 375 of the laws of 1984, paragraph b as amended by section 8 of part LL 34 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 35 5. a. The board of registration shall enclose each absentee voter's 36 ballot in an envelope which shall be labelled:

37 ELECTION MATERIAL 38 PLEASE EXPEDITE

39 On one side of such envelope shall be printed:

40 OFFICIAL BALLOT[ , ABSENTEE VOTER ] 41 for 42 School District Election

43 Name of Voter .......................................

44 Residence (street and number, if any) ...............

45 City (or Town) of ...................................

46 County of ...........................................

47 School district .....................................

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1 School Election District (if applicable) ............

2 The date of the election and name of the school district shall be 3 printed, and the name of the voter, residence, school district and 4 school election district (if applicable) shall be written in by the 5 board of registration. 6 b. On the reverse side of such envelope shall be printed the following 7 statement:

8 STATEMENT OF [ ABSENTEE ] VOTER

9 I do declare that I am a citizen of the United States, and will be at 10 least eighteen years of age, on the date of the school district 11 election; that I will have been a resident of this state and of the 12 school district and school election district, if any, shown on the 13 reverse side of this envelope for thirty days next preceding the said 14 election and duly registered in the school district and school election 15 district, if any, shown on the reverse side of this envelope and that I 16 am or on such date will be, a qualified voter of said school district; 17 [ that I will be unable to appear personally on the day of said school 18 district election at the polling place of the said district in which I 19 am or will be a qualified voter because of the reason stated on my 20 application heretofore submitted ] that the information contained on my 21 application for this ballot is true and correct ; that I have not quali- 22 fied, or do I intend to vote, elsewhere than as set forth on the reverse 23 side of this envelope; that I have not received or offered, do not 24 expect to receive, have not paid, offered or promised to pay, contrib- 25 uted, offered or promised to contribute to another to be paid or used, 26 any money or other valuable thing, as a compensation or reward for the 27 giving or withholding of a vote at this school district election, and 28 have not made any promise to influence the giving or withholding of any 29 such votes; that I have not made or become directly or indirectly inter- 30 ested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of this school 31 district election; and that I have not been convicted of bribery or any 32 infamous crime, or, if so convicted, that I have been pardoned or 33 restored to all the rights of a citizen, without restriction as to the 34 right of suffrage, or received a certificate of relief from disabilities 35 or a certificate of good conduct pursuant to article twenty-three of the 36 correction law removing my disability to register and vote. 37 I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of 38 my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material 39 false statement in the foregoing statement of [ absentee ] voter, I shall 40 be guilty of a misdemeanor.

41 Date.....................Signature of Voter ..........................

42 c. The envelope shall be gummed, ready for sealing, and shall have 43 printed thereon, on the side opposite the statement, instructions as to 44 the duties of the voter after the marking of the ballot, which 45 instructions shall include a specific direction stating that the envel- 46 ope must reach the office of the clerk of the school district not later 47 than five P.M. on the day of the election in order that [ his ] their vote 48 may be canvassed. 49 d. A person who shall make any material false statement in the state- 50 ment of [ absentee ] voter appearing on the reverse side of the envelope 51 as provided in this subdivision, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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1 § 26. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 2018-b of the education 2 law, as amended by chapter 46 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 a. An applicant for such an absentee ballot shall submit an applica- 5 tion setting forth (1) [ his ] their name and residence address, including 6 the street and number, if any, or town and rural delivery route, if any; 7 (2) that [ he ] such applicant is or will be, on the day of the school 8 district election, a qualified voter of the school district in which [ he 9 resides ] they reside in that [ he is ] they are or will be, on such date, 10 over eighteen years of age, a citizen of the United States and has or 11 will have resided in the district for thirty days next preceding such 12 date; (3) that [ he ] they will be unable to appear to vote in person on 13 the day of the school district election for which the absentee ballot is 14 requested because [ he is ] they are , or will be on such day (a) a patient 15 in a hospital, or unable to appear personally at the polling place on 16 such day because of illness or physical disability or (b) because [ his ] 17 their duties, occupation, business, or studies will require [ him ] them 18 to be outside of the county or city of [ his ] their residence on such 19 day, (c) because [ he ] they will be on vacation outside the county or 20 city of [ his ] their residence on such day; or, (d) absent from [ his ] 21 their voting residence because [ he is ] they are detained in jail await- 22 ing action by a grand jury or awaiting trial or [ is ] are confined in 23 prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony. Such appli- 24 cation must be received by the district clerk or designee of the trus- 25 tees or school board at least seven days before the election if the 26 ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if 27 the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Provided that, 28 if the applicant does not provide a reason that the applicant is enti- 29 tled to an absentee ballot pursuant to this subdivision, the application 30 shall be processed as an application for an early mail ballot pursuant 31 to section two thousand eighteen-f of this part. 32 § 27. Subdivision 3 of section 2018-b of the education law, as amended 33 by chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 3. If, upon examining the application required under the provisions of 35 subdivision two of this section, and upon such inquiry as it deems prop- 36 er, the clerk of the school district or designee of the trustees or 37 school board shall be satisfied that the applicant is a qualified voter 38 of the district, and entitled to vote by absentee ballot, such clerk of 39 the school district or designee of the trustees or school board shall 40 cause to be issued or mailed to the applicant an absentee voter's ballot 41 and the clerk of the school district or designee of the trustees or 42 school board shall make an appropriate entry on the poll list pursuant 43 to section two thousand twenty-nine of this part. Provided that, an 44 application for an absentee ballot that does not provide a reason that 45 the applicant is entitled to such a ballot shall be processed as an 46 application for an early mail ballot pursuant paragraph a of subdivision 47 two of this section and section two thousand eighteen-f of this part. 48 § 28. Subdivision 6 of section 2018-b of the education law, as amended 49 by chapter 46 of the laws of 1992, paragraph b as amended by section 9 50 of part LL of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as 51 follows: 52 6. a. The clerk of the school district or designee of the trustees or 53 school board shall enclose each absentee voter's ballot in an envelope 54 which shall be labelled: 55 ELECTION MATERIAL 56 PLEASE EXPEDITE

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1 On one side of such envelope shall be printed:

2 OFFICIAL BALLOT, [ ABSENTEE VOTER ] 3 for 4 School District Election

5 Name of Voter .......................................................... 6 Residence (street and number, if any) .................................. 7 City (or Town) of ...................................................... 8 County of .............................................................. 9 School District ........................................................ 10 School Election District (if applicable) ...............................

11 The date of the election and name of the school district shall be 12 printed, and the name of the voter, residence, school district and 13 school election district (if applicable) shall be included. 14 b. On the reverse side of such envelope shall be printed the following 15 statement:

16 STATEMENT OF [ ABSENTEE ] VOTER

17 I do declare that I am a citizen of the United States, and will be at 18 least eighteen years of age on the date of the school district election; 19 that I will have been a resident of this state and of the school 20 district and school election district, if any, shown on the reverse side 21 of this envelope for thirty days next preceding the said election and 22 that I am or on such date will be, a qualified voter of said school 23 district; [ that I will be unable to appear personally on the day of said 24 school district election at the polling place of the said district in 25 which I am or will be a qualified voter because of the reason stated on 26 my application heretofore submitted ] that the information contained on 27 my application for this ballot is true and correct ; that I have not 28 qualified, or do I intend to vote, elsewhere than as set forth on the 29 reverse side of this envelope; that I have not received or offered, do 30 not expect to receive, have not paid, offered or promised to pay, 31 contributed, offered or promised to contribute to another to be paid or 32 used, any money or other valuable thing, as a compensation or reward for 33 the giving or withholding of a vote at this school district election, 34 and have not made any promise to influence the giving or withholding of 35 any such votes; that I have not made or become directly or indirectly 36 interested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of this school 37 district election; and that I have not been convicted of bribery or any 38 infamous crime, or, if so convicted, that I have been pardoned or 39 restored to all the rights of a citizen, without restriction as to the 40 right of suffrage, or have received a certificate of relief from disa- 41 bilities or a certificate of good conduct pursuant to article twenty- 42 three of the correction law removing my disability to vote.

43 I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of 44 my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material 45 false statement in the foregoing statement of [ absentee ] voter, I shall 46 be guilty of a misdemeanor.

47 Date....................Signature of Voter ...........................

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1 c. The envelope shall be gummed, ready for sealing, and shall have 2 printed thereon, on the side opposite the statement, instructions as to 3 the duties of the voter after the marking of the ballot, which 4 instructions shall include a specific direction stating that the envel- 5 ope must reach the office of the clerk of the school district or desig- 6 nee of the trustees or school board not later than five P.M. on the day 7 of the election in order that [ his ] their vote may be canvassed. 8 d. A person who shall make any material false statement in the state- 9 ment of the [ absentee ] voter appearing on the reverse side of the envel- 10 ope as provided in this subdivision, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 11 § 29. Subdivision 5 of section 2018-e of the education law, as added 12 by chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 5. a. The board of registration shall enclose each early mail voter's 14 ballot in an envelope which shall be labelled: 15 ELECTION MATERIAL 16 PLEASE EXPEDITE 17 On one side of such envelope shall be printed: 18 OFFICIAL BALLOT[ , EARLY MAIL VOTER ] 19 for 20 School District Election

21 Name of Voter .............. 22 Residence (street and number, if any) ...... 23 City (or Town) of ............. 24 County of ................. 25 School District .............. 26 School Election District (if applicable) ...... 27 The date of the election and name of the school district shall be 28 printed, and the name of the voter, residence, school district and 29 school election district (if applicable) shall be written in by the 30 board of registration. 31 b. On the reverse side of such envelope shall be printed the following 32 statement: 33 STATEMENT OF [ EARLY MAIL ] VOTER 34 I do declare that I am a citizen of the United States, and will be at 35 least eighteen years of age, on the date of the school district 36 election; that I will have been a resident of this state and of the 37 school district and school election district, if any, shown on the 38 reverse side of this envelope for thirty days next preceding the said 39 election and duly registered in the school district and school election 40 district, if any, shown on the reverse side of this envelope and that I 41 am or on such date will be, a qualified voter of said school district; 42 that the information contained on my application for this ballot is true 43 and correct; that I have not qualified, or do I intend to vote, else- 44 where than as set forth on the reverse side of this envelope; that I 45 have not received or offered, do not expect to receive, have not paid, 46 offered or promised to pay, contributed, offered or promised to contrib- 47 ute to another to be paid or used, any money or other valuable thing, as 48 a compensation or reward for the giving or withholding of a vote at this 49 school district election, and have not made any promise to influence the 50 giving or withholding of any such votes; that I have not made or become 51 directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the 52 result of this school district election; and that I have not been 53 convicted of bribery or any infamous crime, or, if so convicted, that I 54 have been pardoned or restored to all the rights of a citizen, without 55 restriction as to the right of suffrage, or received a certificate of

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1 relief from disabilities or a certificate of good conduct pursuant to 2 article twenty-three of the correction law removing my disability to 3 register and vote. 4 I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of 5 my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material 6 false statement in the foregoing statement of [ early mail ] voter, I 7 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 8 Date................... Signature of Voter............................ 9 c. The envelope shall be gummed, ready for sealing, and shall have 10 printed thereon, on the side opposite the statement, instructions as to 11 the duties of the voter after the marking of the ballot, which 12 instructions shall include a specific direction stating that the envel- 13 ope must reach the office of the clerk of the school district not later 14 than five P.M. on the day of the election in order that their vote may 15 be canvassed. 16 d. A person who shall make any material false statement in the state- 17 ment of [ early mail ] voter appearing on the reverse side of the envelope 18 as provided in this subdivision, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 19 § 30. Subdivision 6 of section 2018-f of the education law, as added 20 by chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 21 6. a. The clerk of the school district or designee of the trustees or 22 school board shall enclose each early mail voter's ballot in an envelope 23 which shall be labelled:

24 ELECTION MATERIAL 25 PLEASE EXPEDITE 26 On one side of such envelope shall be printed: 27 OFFICIAL BALLOT[ , EARLY MAIL VOTER ] 28 for 29 School District Election 30 Name of Voter ............ 31 Residence (street and number, if any) ............... 32 City (or Town) of ..................... 33 County of .................... 34 School District ................... 35 School Election District (if applicable) ................

36 The date of the election and name of the school district shall be 37 printed, and the name of the voter, residence, school district and 38 school election district (if applicable) shall be included. 39 b. On the reverse side of such envelope shall be printed the following 40 statement: 41 STATEMENT OF [ EARLY MAIL ] VOTER 42 I do declare that I am a citizen of the United States, and will be at 43 least eighteen years of age on the date of the school district election; 44 that I will have been a resident of this state and of the school 45 district and school election district, if any, shown on the reverse side 46 of this envelope for thirty days next preceding the said election and 47 that I am or on such date will be, a qualified voter of said school 48 district; that the information contained on my application for this 49 ballot is true and correct; that I have not qualified, or do I intend to 50 vote, elsewhere than as set forth on the reverse side of this envelope; 51 that I have not received or offered, do not expect to receive, have not 52 paid, offered or promised to pay, contributed, offered or promised to 53 contribute to another to be paid or used, any money or other valuable 54 thing, as a compensation or reward for the giving or withholding of a

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1 vote at this school district election, and have not made any promise to 2 influence the giving or withholding of any such votes; that I have not 3 made or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager 4 depending upon the result of this school district election; and that I 5 have not been convicted of bribery or any infamous crime, or, if so 6 convicted, that I have been pardoned or restored to all the rights of a 7 citizen, without restriction as to the right of suffrage, or have 8 received a certificate of relief from disabilities or a certificate of 9 good conduct pursuant to article twenty-three of the correction law 10 removing my disability to vote. 11 I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of 12 my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material 13 false statement in the foregoing statement of [ early mail ] voter, I 14 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

15 Date .................. Signature of Voter .............................

16 c. The envelope shall be gummed, ready for sealing, and shall have 17 printed thereon, on the side opposite the statement, instructions as to 18 the duties of the voter after the marking of the ballot, which 19 instructions shall include a specific direction stating that the envel- 20 ope must reach the office of the clerk of the school district or desig- 21 nee of the trustees or school board not later than five P.M. on the day 22 of the election in order that their vote may be canvassed. 23 d. A person who shall make any material false statement in the state- 24 ment of the [ early mail ] voter appearing on the reverse side of the 25 envelope as provided in this subdivision, shall be guilty of a misdemea- 26 nor. 27 § 31. Subdivision 2 of section 84-a of the town law is amended by 28 adding a new paragraph a-1 to read as follows: 29 a-1. If the applicant does not provide a reason that the applicant is 30 entitled to an absentee ballot as required by paragraph a of this subdi- 31 vision, the application shall be processed as an application for an 32 early mail ballot pursuant to section eighty-four-b of this article. 33 § 32. Subdivision 3 of section 84-a of the town law, as added by chap- 34 ter 396 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows: 35 3. If, upon examining the application required under the provisions 36 of subdivision two of this section, and upon such inquiry as it deems 37 proper, the board of inspectors shall be satisfied that the applicant is 38 a qualified voter of the town, and entitled to vote by absentee ballot, 39 such board of inspectors shall place [ his ] their name upon a list, ther- 40 eupon the applicant shall be issued or mailed an absentee voter's ballot 41 and the town clerk shall make an appropriate entry on the list indicat- 42 ing that an absentee ballot has been applied for by, and issued to, the 43 applicant. Provided, that an application for an absentee ballot that 44 does not provide a reason that the applicant is entitled to such a 45 ballot shall be processed as an application for an early mail ballot 46 pursuant to paragraph a-1 of subdivision two of this section and section 47 eighty-four-b of this article. 48 § 33. Subdivision 5 of section 84-a of the town law, as added by chap- 49 ter 396 of the laws of 1988, paragraph b as amended by section 10 of 50 part LL of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as 51 follows: 52 5. a. The board of registration shall enclose each absentee voter's 53 ballot in an envelope which shall be labelled: 54 ELECTION MATERIAL

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1 PLEASE EXPEDITE 2 On one side of such envelope shall be printed: 3 OFFICIAL BALLOT[ , ABSENTEE VOTER ] 4 for 5 Special Town Election 6 Name of Voter......................................... 7 Residence (street and number, if any)................. 8 Town of............................................... 9 County of............................................. 10 The date of the election and name of the town shall be printed, and 11 the name of the voter, residence and district shall be written in by the 12 town clerk. 13 b. On the reverse side of such envelope shall be printed the following 14 statement: 15 STATEMENT OF [ ABSENTEE ] VOTER 16 I do declare that I will have been a citizen of the United States for 17 thirty days, and will be at least eighteen years of age, on the date of 18 the special town election; that I will have been a resident of this 19 state and of the town shown on the reverse side of this envelope for 20 thirty days next preceding the said election; that I am or on such date 21 will be, a registered voter of said town; [ that I will be unable to 22 appear personally on the day of said special town election at the poll- 23 ing place of the election district in which I am or will be a qualified 24 voter because of the reason stated on my application heretofore submit- 25 ted ] that the information contained on my application for this ballot is 26 true and correct ; that I have not qualified, or do I intend to vote, 27 elsewhere than as set forth on the reverse side of this envelope; that I 28 have not received or offered, do not expect to receive, have not paid, 29 offered or promised to pay, contributed, offered or promised to contrib- 30 ute to another to be paid or used, any money or other valuable thing, as 31 a compensation or reward for the giving or withholding of a vote at this 32 special town election, and have not made any promise to influence the 33 giving or withholding of any such votes; that I have not made or become 34 directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the 35 result of this special town election; and that I have not been convicted 36 of bribery or any infamous crime, or, if so convicted, that I have been 37 pardoned or restored to all the rights of a citizen, without restriction 38 as to the right of suffrage, or received a certificate of relief from 39 disabilities or a certificate of good conduct pursuant to article twen- 40 ty-three of the correction law removing my disability to register and 41 vote. 42 I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of 43 my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material 44 false statement in the foregoing statement of [ absentee ] voter, I shall 45 be guilty of a misdemeanor. 46 Date.............. Signature of Voter.................. 47 c. The envelope shall be gummed, ready for sealing, and shall have 48 printed thereon, on the side opposite the statement, instructions as to 49 the duties of the voter after the marking of the ballot, which 50 instructions shall include a specific direction stating that the envel- 51 ope must reach the office of the town clerk not later than five P.M. on 52 the day of the election in order that [ his ] their vote may be canvassed. 53 d. A person who shall make any material false statement in the state- 54 ment of [ absentee ] voter appearing on the reverse side of the envelope 55 as provided in this subdivision, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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1 § 34. Subdivision 5 of section 84-b of the town law, as added by chap- 2 ter 481 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 3 5. a. The board of registration shall enclose each early mail voter's 4 ballot in an envelope which shall be labelled:

5 ELECTION MATERIAL 6 PLEASE EXPEDITE 7 On one side of such envelope shall be printed: 8 OFFICIAL BALLOT[ , EARLY MAIL VOTER ] 9 for 10 Special Town Election 11 Name of Voter ................ 12 Residence (street and number, if any) ....... 13 Town of .................... 14 County of ................... 15 The date of the election and name of the town shall be printed, and 16 the name of the voter, residence and district shall be written in by the 17 town clerk. 18 b. On the reverse side of such envelope shall be printed the following 19 statement: 20 STATEMENT OF [ EARLY MAIL ] VOTER 21 I do declare that I will have been a citizen of the United States for 22 thirty days, and will be at least eighteen years of age, on the date of 23 the special town election; that I will have been a resident of this 24 state and of the town shown on the reverse side of this envelope for 25 thirty days next preceding the said election; that I am or on such date 26 will be, a registered voter of said town; that the information contained 27 on my application for this ballot is true and correct; that I have not 28 qualified, or do I intend to vote, elsewhere than as set forth on the 29 reverse side of this envelope; that I have not received or offered, do 30 not expect to receive, have not paid, offered or promised to pay, 31 contributed, offered or promised to contribute to another to be paid or 32 used, any money or other valuable thing, as a compensation or reward for 33 the giving or withholding of a vote at this special town election, and 34 have not made any promise to influence the giving or withholding of any 35 such votes; that I have not made or become directly or indirectly inter- 36 ested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of this special town 37 election; and that I have not been convicted of bribery or any infamous 38 crime, or, if so convicted, that I have been pardoned or restored to all 39 the rights of a citizen, without restriction as to the right of 40 suffrage, or received a certificate of relief from disabilities or a 41 certificate of good conduct pursuant to article twenty-three of the 42 correction law removing my disability to register and vote. 43 I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of 44 my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material 45 false statement in the foregoing statement of [ early mail ] voter, I 46 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 47 Date.... Signature of Voter.... 48 c. The envelope shall be gummed, ready for sealing, and shall have 49 printed thereon, on the side opposite the statement, instructions as to 50 the duties of the voter after the marking of the ballot, which 51 instructions shall include a specific direction stating that the envel- 52 ope must reach the office of the town clerk not later than five P.M. on 53 the day of the election in order that their vote may be canvassed.

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1 d. A person who shall make any material false statement in the state- 2 ment of [ early mail ] voter appearing on the reverse side of the envelope 3 as provided in this subdivision, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 4 § 35. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 5 law.

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