NY S03072

Amends election law to require the board of elections to verify that specific circumstances have occurred before cancelling a voter's registration, rather than allowing cancellation based on inactive status alone.

Removes the automatic cancellation of voters in inactive status based on non-voting during a two-general-election period and eliminates inactive status as grounds for voter registration cancellation.

Requires restoration of inactive voters to active status and counting of their ballots if they cast a ballot in an affidavit envelope that meets all other chapter requirements, even if notification is received less than twenty days before an election.

Expands the misconduct definition for election officers to include violations related to improper voter registration cancellations and wrongful denial of voting rights due to inactive status, making such misconduct a felony.

Makes the inactive poll ledger system mandatory for all boards of elections, with records compiled and distributed to each election district within a county for proper voter tracking.