NY A03859

Board of Elections must notify voters within one day of determining an affidavit ballot is incomplete or defective, including written notice to the voter's address and contact via email or telephone if available.

Voters may cure defects by submitting a signed affirmation attesting to the same information required on the affidavit ballot envelope and confirming they are the ballot's original submitter.

Cure affirmations must be filed within seven business days of the Board's rejection notice; if the Board determines the affirmation addresses the defect, the ballot shall be reinstated and counted.

If the Board is evenly divided on the sufficiency of a cure affirmation, the envelope is set aside for three days and then counted unless a court orders otherwise.

Voters must be notified by mail within three business days if an affidavit ballot is rejected for a non-curable defect.