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N.Y. Elec. Law § 5-800

Electronic voter registration transmittal system

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Current — January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2020
* § 5-800. Electronic voter registration transmittal system. In\naddition to any other means of voter registration provided for by this\nchapter, the state board of elections shall establish and maintain an\nelectronic voter registration transmittal system through which\napplicants may apply to register to vote online. The state board of\nelections shall electronically transmit such applications to the\napplicable board of elections of each county or the city of New York for\nfiling, processing and verification consistent with this chapter. In\naccordance with technical specifications provided by the state board of\nelections, each board of elections shall maintain a voter registration\nsystem capable of receiving and processing voter registration\napplication information, including electronic signatures, from the\nelectronic voter registration transmittal system established by the\nstate board of elections. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent\nprovision of this chapter, applications filed using such system shall be\nconsidered filed with the applicable board of elections on the calendar\ndate the application is initially transmitted by the voter through the\nelectronic voter registration transmittal system.\n * NB Effective whichever is earlier: April 12, 2021 OR 5 days after\nthe date of certification by the state board of elections that the\ninformation technology infrastructure to substantially implement these\nprovisions is functional\n
§ 5-800. Electronic voter registration transmittal system. In addition\nto any other means of voter registration provided for by this chapter,\nthe state board of elections shall establish and maintain an electronic\nvoter registration transmittal system through which applicants may apply\nto register to vote online. The state board of elections shall\nelectronically transmit such applications to the applicable board of\nelections of each county or the city of New York for filing, processing\nand verification consistent with this chapter. In accordance with\ntechnical specifications provided by the state board of elections, each\nboard of elections shall maintain a voter registration system capable of\nreceiving and processing voter registration application information,\nincluding electronic signatures, from the electronic voter registration\ntransmittal system established by the state board of elections.\nNotwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of this chapter,\napplications filed using such system shall be considered filed with the\napplicable board of elections on the calendar date the application is\ninitially transmitted by the voter through the electronic voter\nregistration transmittal system.\n

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