N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 6212.9

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 6212.9 - Registration poll list

(a) For each election, a registration poll list shall be prepared in alphabetical order for each election district which shall include the name and other information required by the law and these regulations relating to each voter eligible to vote in that district in that election. The pages of the list shall be bound or fastened so that all pages are securely held together and the list shall be identified as an official document of the county board.

(b) For each individual voter, the following information shall be in the registration poll list:

(1) name;

(2) street address;

(3) date of birth;

(4) party enrollment;

(5) month, day and year of registration;

(6) facsimile of the voter's signature printed or an indication that the voter is unable to sign his name;

(7) a place for the voter to sign his name or to make his mark in the event he is unable to sign his name; and

(8) a place for the inspector to record the number appearing on the stub of any election day paper ballot given to the voter.

(c) Each page of the registration poll list shall contain:

(1) The number of the election district, assembly district, legislative district, town, ward, etc. in which such election district is located.

(2) Date of the election for which the list is prepared.

(3) Page number. The last page of the list shall be so marked.

(4) Range of names listed on that page.

(d) Prior to the first election in which a registration poll list is used to replace the registration poll ledger, the State Board shall review and approve the content, format and layout of the registration poll list, as well as the adequacy of the facsimile signatures included in it. For that purpose, the county board shall submit a specimen registration poll list containing the records of at least 500 voters. At the same time, the county board shall certify to the State Board that the verification of the file required by section 6212.8(f) of this Part has been performed.

(e) Registration poll lists shall be preserved in secure storage by the board until the end of the second calendar year following the election in which they were used.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 6212.9