NY S05547

Board of elections must notify voters within one day of determining an affidavit ballot is incomplete or defective, providing written notice and explanation of the deficiency.

Board must contact voters by email or telephone when available to inform them of the deficiency and the cure process.

Voters may cure defects by filing a signed affirmation attesting to the same information required on the affidavit ballot envelope within seven business days of the board's notice.

If the board determines the cure affirmation addresses the defect, the rejected ballot shall be reinstated and canvassed; if the board is split on sufficiency, the envelope is set aside for three days pending a court order.

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