NY S09794

Eliminates the requirement that voters requesting assistance due to blindness, disability, or inability to read or write must state this need under oath to the board of inspectors.

Changes voter assistance language from conditional eligibility requirements to a straightforward request process, allowing any voter who requests assistance to receive it without having to prove or describe their specific disability.

Removes the requirement that election boards document the nature of disabilities that required assistance, allowing boards to record only that assistance was provided without listing specific disability details.

Removes the requirement that permanently disabled voters seeking absentee ballots must file an affidavit describing the particulars of their disability, and eliminates the requirement for inspectors to investigate and verify the disability claim before approval.

Makes technical changes to replace gendered pronouns with gender-neutral language throughout the election law provisions related to voter assistance.