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§  7-123.  Ballots;  military voters. 1. The state board of elections,  after conferring with federal authorities, if any,  authorized  to  act,  shall  prescribe  the  form  and  cause to be printed by the appropriate  boards of elections or otherwise sufficient ballots for military  voters  to be used at the election, subject to the following limitations:    2. The  ballots for military voters shall be the same form as those to  be voted by absentee voters in the election  district  of  the  military  voter  on  election  day.  Any  instructions  that  the  state  board of  elections deems pertinent shall accompany such ballots but shall not  be  affixed  thereto  in any manner so as to leave any marks on such ballots  not found on absentee ballots.    3. The board of elections shall furnish an inner affirmation  envelope  with each military ballot upon which envelope shall be printed:                           BALLOT FOR MILITARY VOTER                                 AFFIRMATION     I swear or affirm that:    (a)  I  am  a  member  of the uniformed services or merchant marine on  active duty or an eligible spouse, parent, child or dependent of such  a  member, and    (b)  I  am a United States citizen, at least eighteen years of age (or  will be by the day of the election), eligible to vote in  the  requested  jurisdiction, and    (c)  I  have neither been convicted of a felony or other disqualifying  offense nor been adjudicated mentally incompetent, or if so,  my  voting  rights have been reinstated, and    (d)  I am not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any other  jurisdiction in the United States, and    (e) My signature  and  date  below  indicate  when  I  completed  this  document, and    (f)  The  information on this form is true and complete to the best of  my knowledge.    I understand that a material misstatement of fact in the completion of  this document may constitute grounds for conviction of a crime.   Date .......... 20....                                          ................................                                              Signature or mark of voter                                          ................................                                           Signature of Witness (required                                           only if voter does not sign his                                                      or her own name)                                          ................................                                                    Address of Witness     4. On the reverse side of the  inner  affirmation  envelope  shall  be  printed:                  TO BE FILLED IN BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS:     FOR..........ELECTION......... 20......    County of................................................................    Name of voter............................................................    Voting residence (street and number, if any).............................    City (or town) of..............Ward......................................    Assembly District..............Election District.........................    Party Enrollment (in case of primary election)...........................IMPORTANT  TO  MILITARY  VOTER:  YOU MUST SIGN THE AFFIRMATION ON THIS  ENVELOPE.    5. The information in subdivision four of this section shall be filled  in by the board of elections prior to the mailing of any military ballot  and  envelopes  if the military voter's preferred method of transmission  with the board of elections is by mail, or it may be filled  in  by  the  board  of elections upon the receipt of the returned military ballot and  envelope where the ballot and envelope  have  been  transmitted  to  the  military voter other than by mail or in person.    6. The  inner affirmation envelope, if delivered by mail or in person,  shall be gummed and ready for sealing. Such envelope, or any created  by  the  military  voter  who  has  received  his or her ballot by facsimile  transmission or electronic mail in accordance  with  the  provisions  of  subdivision  seven  of  this section, shall have printed thereon, on the  side opposite the affirmation, instructions as  to  the  duties  of  the  military  voter after the marking of the ballot. Such instructions shall  include specific directions stating that the ballot must be returned  in  person  or  mailed to the appropriate board of elections, when the outer  envelope must be postmarked, if mailed, and when such envelope,  whether  returned  in  person  or  mailed,  must reach such board of elections in  order to be  canvassed.  Such  inner  affirmation  envelope  shall  also  include a direction that an application for a military ballot should not  be enclosed in the inner affirmation envelope containing such ballot.    7.  If  a military voter has designated a preference to receive his or  her ballot by facsimile transmission  or  electronic  mail  pursuant  to  section 10-107 of this chapter, the transmission of the military voter's  ballot  shall  include,  together with all information and instructional  materials that accompany ballot materials sent by the board of elections  to other absentee voters, appropriate instructions as to the folding  of  same so as to create an inner affirmation envelope containing all of the  information  set  forth  in  subdivisions  three,  four  and six of this  section.    8. Such inner affirmation  envelope  containing  the  military  ballot  shall  be  enclosed  in  an outer envelope, addressed to the appropriate  board of elections, and bearing  on  it  the  words  "Official  Election  Ballot--Via  Air  Mail".  The  outer  envelope  shall  include  specific  directions that if an original  completed  application  for  a  military  ballot has not already been returned in person or mailed to the military  voter's  board  of  elections, such application must be completed by the  military voter and returned in the outer envelope with the sealed  inner  affirmation  envelope  containing  the  military  ballot within the time  limits for the receipt of the  military  ballot  itself.  Such  envelope  shall  provide  lines in the upper left corner for the military voter to  write his or her name and complete military address.    9. The outer envelope addressed to the appropriate board of  elections  and  the  inner  affirmation envelope which contains the ballot shall be  mailed to the military voter in a third envelope on which is printed the  words "Official Election Ballot--Via Air Mail".    10. At the side opposite the address on the outer envelope, below  the  gummed  seal,  for a ballot delivered by mail or in person, or below the  flap for a  ballot  transmitted  to  the  military  voter  by  facsimile  transmission or electronic mail, shall be printed:   This ballot was mailed on _________ which is not later than the                             (date)  day before the election._______________               _____________  Signed (Witness)                  Date    11.  If  the  military  voter's  preferred  method  of transmission is  facsimile transmission or electronic mail, the electronic transmittal of  the  military  voter's  ballot  materials  shall   include   appropriate  instructions as to the folding of same so as to create an outer envelope  containing  all  of  the information set forth in subdivisions eight and  ten of this section.

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Statutes > New-york > Eln > Article-7 > Title-1 > 7-123

§  7-123.  Ballots;  military voters. 1. The state board of elections,  after conferring with federal authorities, if any,  authorized  to  act,  shall  prescribe  the  form  and  cause to be printed by the appropriate  boards of elections or otherwise sufficient ballots for military  voters  to be used at the election, subject to the following limitations:    2. The  ballots for military voters shall be the same form as those to  be voted by absentee voters in the election  district  of  the  military  voter  on  election  day.  Any  instructions  that  the  state  board of  elections deems pertinent shall accompany such ballots but shall not  be  affixed  thereto  in any manner so as to leave any marks on such ballots  not found on absentee ballots.    3. The board of elections shall furnish an inner affirmation  envelope  with each military ballot upon which envelope shall be printed:                           BALLOT FOR MILITARY VOTER                                 AFFIRMATION     I swear or affirm that:    (a)  I  am  a  member  of the uniformed services or merchant marine on  active duty or an eligible spouse, parent, child or dependent of such  a  member, and    (b)  I  am a United States citizen, at least eighteen years of age (or  will be by the day of the election), eligible to vote in  the  requested  jurisdiction, and    (c)  I  have neither been convicted of a felony or other disqualifying  offense nor been adjudicated mentally incompetent, or if so,  my  voting  rights have been reinstated, and    (d)  I am not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any other  jurisdiction in the United States, and    (e) My signature  and  date  below  indicate  when  I  completed  this  document, and    (f)  The  information on this form is true and complete to the best of  my knowledge.    I understand that a material misstatement of fact in the completion of  this document may constitute grounds for conviction of a crime.   Date .......... 20....                                          ................................                                              Signature or mark of voter                                          ................................                                           Signature of Witness (required                                           only if voter does not sign his                                                      or her own name)                                          ................................                                                    Address of Witness     4. On the reverse side of the  inner  affirmation  envelope  shall  be  printed:                  TO BE FILLED IN BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS:     FOR..........ELECTION......... 20......    County of................................................................    Name of voter............................................................    Voting residence (street and number, if any).............................    City (or town) of..............Ward......................................    Assembly District..............Election District.........................    Party Enrollment (in case of primary election)...........................IMPORTANT  TO  MILITARY  VOTER:  YOU MUST SIGN THE AFFIRMATION ON THIS  ENVELOPE.    5. The information in subdivision four of this section shall be filled  in by the board of elections prior to the mailing of any military ballot  and  envelopes  if the military voter's preferred method of transmission  with the board of elections is by mail, or it may be filled  in  by  the  board  of elections upon the receipt of the returned military ballot and  envelope where the ballot and envelope  have  been  transmitted  to  the  military voter other than by mail or in person.    6. The  inner affirmation envelope, if delivered by mail or in person,  shall be gummed and ready for sealing. Such envelope, or any created  by  the  military  voter  who  has  received  his or her ballot by facsimile  transmission or electronic mail in accordance  with  the  provisions  of  subdivision  seven  of  this section, shall have printed thereon, on the  side opposite the affirmation, instructions as  to  the  duties  of  the  military  voter after the marking of the ballot. Such instructions shall  include specific directions stating that the ballot must be returned  in  person  or  mailed to the appropriate board of elections, when the outer  envelope must be postmarked, if mailed, and when such envelope,  whether  returned  in  person  or  mailed,  must reach such board of elections in  order to be  canvassed.  Such  inner  affirmation  envelope  shall  also  include a direction that an application for a military ballot should not  be enclosed in the inner affirmation envelope containing such ballot.    7.  If  a military voter has designated a preference to receive his or  her ballot by facsimile transmission  or  electronic  mail  pursuant  to  section 10-107 of this chapter, the transmission of the military voter's  ballot  shall  include,  together with all information and instructional  materials that accompany ballot materials sent by the board of elections  to other absentee voters, appropriate instructions as to the folding  of  same so as to create an inner affirmation envelope containing all of the  information  set  forth  in  subdivisions  three,  four  and six of this  section.    8. Such inner affirmation  envelope  containing  the  military  ballot  shall  be  enclosed  in  an outer envelope, addressed to the appropriate  board of elections, and bearing  on  it  the  words  "Official  Election  Ballot--Via  Air  Mail".  The  outer  envelope  shall  include  specific  directions that if an original  completed  application  for  a  military  ballot has not already been returned in person or mailed to the military  voter's  board  of  elections, such application must be completed by the  military voter and returned in the outer envelope with the sealed  inner  affirmation  envelope  containing  the  military  ballot within the time  limits for the receipt of the  military  ballot  itself.  Such  envelope  shall  provide  lines in the upper left corner for the military voter to  write his or her name and complete military address.    9. The outer envelope addressed to the appropriate board of  elections  and  the  inner  affirmation envelope which contains the ballot shall be  mailed to the military voter in a third envelope on which is printed the  words "Official Election Ballot--Via Air Mail".    10. At the side opposite the address on the outer envelope, below  the  gummed  seal,  for a ballot delivered by mail or in person, or below the  flap for a  ballot  transmitted  to  the  military  voter  by  facsimile  transmission or electronic mail, shall be printed:   This ballot was mailed on _________ which is not later than the                             (date)  day before the election._______________               _____________  Signed (Witness)                  Date    11.  If  the  military  voter's  preferred  method  of transmission is  facsimile transmission or electronic mail, the electronic transmittal of  the  military  voter's  ballot  materials  shall   include   appropriate  instructions as to the folding of same so as to create an outer envelope  containing  all  of  the information set forth in subdivisions eight and  ten of this section.

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Statutes > New-york > Eln > Article-7 > Title-1 > 7-123

§  7-123.  Ballots;  military voters. 1. The state board of elections,  after conferring with federal authorities, if any,  authorized  to  act,  shall  prescribe  the  form  and  cause to be printed by the appropriate  boards of elections or otherwise sufficient ballots for military  voters  to be used at the election, subject to the following limitations:    2. The  ballots for military voters shall be the same form as those to  be voted by absentee voters in the election  district  of  the  military  voter  on  election  day.  Any  instructions  that  the  state  board of  elections deems pertinent shall accompany such ballots but shall not  be  affixed  thereto  in any manner so as to leave any marks on such ballots  not found on absentee ballots.    3. The board of elections shall furnish an inner affirmation  envelope  with each military ballot upon which envelope shall be printed:                           BALLOT FOR MILITARY VOTER                                 AFFIRMATION     I swear or affirm that:    (a)  I  am  a  member  of the uniformed services or merchant marine on  active duty or an eligible spouse, parent, child or dependent of such  a  member, and    (b)  I  am a United States citizen, at least eighteen years of age (or  will be by the day of the election), eligible to vote in  the  requested  jurisdiction, and    (c)  I  have neither been convicted of a felony or other disqualifying  offense nor been adjudicated mentally incompetent, or if so,  my  voting  rights have been reinstated, and    (d)  I am not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any other  jurisdiction in the United States, and    (e) My signature  and  date  below  indicate  when  I  completed  this  document, and    (f)  The  information on this form is true and complete to the best of  my knowledge.    I understand that a material misstatement of fact in the completion of  this document may constitute grounds for conviction of a crime.   Date .......... 20....                                          ................................                                              Signature or mark of voter                                          ................................                                           Signature of Witness (required                                           only if voter does not sign his                                                      or her own name)                                          ................................                                                    Address of Witness     4. On the reverse side of the  inner  affirmation  envelope  shall  be  printed:                  TO BE FILLED IN BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS:     FOR..........ELECTION......... 20......    County of................................................................    Name of voter............................................................    Voting residence (street and number, if any).............................    City (or town) of..............Ward......................................    Assembly District..............Election District.........................    Party Enrollment (in case of primary election)...........................IMPORTANT  TO  MILITARY  VOTER:  YOU MUST SIGN THE AFFIRMATION ON THIS  ENVELOPE.    5. The information in subdivision four of this section shall be filled  in by the board of elections prior to the mailing of any military ballot  and  envelopes  if the military voter's preferred method of transmission  with the board of elections is by mail, or it may be filled  in  by  the  board  of elections upon the receipt of the returned military ballot and  envelope where the ballot and envelope  have  been  transmitted  to  the  military voter other than by mail or in person.    6. The  inner affirmation envelope, if delivered by mail or in person,  shall be gummed and ready for sealing. Such envelope, or any created  by  the  military  voter  who  has  received  his or her ballot by facsimile  transmission or electronic mail in accordance  with  the  provisions  of  subdivision  seven  of  this section, shall have printed thereon, on the  side opposite the affirmation, instructions as  to  the  duties  of  the  military  voter after the marking of the ballot. Such instructions shall  include specific directions stating that the ballot must be returned  in  person  or  mailed to the appropriate board of elections, when the outer  envelope must be postmarked, if mailed, and when such envelope,  whether  returned  in  person  or  mailed,  must reach such board of elections in  order to be  canvassed.  Such  inner  affirmation  envelope  shall  also  include a direction that an application for a military ballot should not  be enclosed in the inner affirmation envelope containing such ballot.    7.  If  a military voter has designated a preference to receive his or  her ballot by facsimile transmission  or  electronic  mail  pursuant  to  section 10-107 of this chapter, the transmission of the military voter's  ballot  shall  include,  together with all information and instructional  materials that accompany ballot materials sent by the board of elections  to other absentee voters, appropriate instructions as to the folding  of  same so as to create an inner affirmation envelope containing all of the  information  set  forth  in  subdivisions  three,  four  and six of this  section.    8. Such inner affirmation  envelope  containing  the  military  ballot  shall  be  enclosed  in  an outer envelope, addressed to the appropriate  board of elections, and bearing  on  it  the  words  "Official  Election  Ballot--Via  Air  Mail".  The  outer  envelope  shall  include  specific  directions that if an original  completed  application  for  a  military  ballot has not already been returned in person or mailed to the military  voter's  board  of  elections, such application must be completed by the  military voter and returned in the outer envelope with the sealed  inner  affirmation  envelope  containing  the  military  ballot within the time  limits for the receipt of the  military  ballot  itself.  Such  envelope  shall  provide  lines in the upper left corner for the military voter to  write his or her name and complete military address.    9. The outer envelope addressed to the appropriate board of  elections  and  the  inner  affirmation envelope which contains the ballot shall be  mailed to the military voter in a third envelope on which is printed the  words "Official Election Ballot--Via Air Mail".    10. At the side opposite the address on the outer envelope, below  the  gummed  seal,  for a ballot delivered by mail or in person, or below the  flap for a  ballot  transmitted  to  the  military  voter  by  facsimile  transmission or electronic mail, shall be printed:   This ballot was mailed on _________ which is not later than the                             (date)  day before the election._______________               _____________  Signed (Witness)                  Date    11.  If  the  military  voter's  preferred  method  of transmission is  facsimile transmission or electronic mail, the electronic transmittal of  the  military  voter's  ballot  materials  shall   include   appropriate  instructions as to the folding of same so as to create an outer envelope  containing  all  of  the information set forth in subdivisions eight and  ten of this section.