NY S04184

Board of Elections must notify voters within one day of determining an affidavit ballot is defective, including written notice by mail and contact by email or telephone if available.

Voters may cure defects by filing a signed affirmation with the same information required on the original ballot envelope within seven business days of receiving the rejection notice.

Board of Elections must reinstate and canvass the ballot if the cure affirmation addresses the defect; if the board is split on sufficiency, the envelope is set aside for three days pending canvassing unless directed otherwise by court order.

Voters whose affidavit ballots are rejected for non-curable defects must be notified by mail within three business days of rejection.

State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the act, effective immediately for all subsequent elections.