2010 New York Code
ELN - Election
Article 3 - ELECTION OFFICIALS
Title 1 - (3-100 - 3-110) STATEWIDE PROVISIONS
3-103 - Computerized record keeping; sharing information in database.

§ 3-103. Computerized record keeping; sharing information in database.
  1.  The  state board of elections shall promulgate rules and regulations
  setting  minimum  standards  for  computerized  record  keeping  systems
  maintained  by county boards of elections. Such standards shall include,
  but not be limited to system access and security, the format and content
  of the data to be recorded and stored on such systems, and  the  minimum
  technical  specifications for computer programming. Such standards shall
  be for the purpose of facilitating  compatibility  between  the  systems
  used by the several boards of elections.
    2.  The  state board of elections, in accordance with subdivision four
  of section 3-100 of this title, shall enter into an agreement  with  the
  commissioner  of motor vehicles whereby the department of motor vehicles
  will provide the state board of elections information  to  assist  local
  boards of elections to verify a voter's identity pursuant to the federal
  Help America Vote Act of 2002.
    3.  The  commissioner  of motor vehicles shall enter into an agreement
  with the federal commissioner of  social  security  whereby  the  social
  security  administration will provide the commissioner of motor vehicles
  information to allow local boards  of  elections  to  verify  a  voter's
  identity pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.
    4.  In  addition,  the  state  board  of elections, in accordance with
  subdivision four of section 3-100 of this title,  shall  enter  into  an
  agreement  with  other  agencies  within the state that have information
  relevant to the verification of a voter's identity whereby such agencies
  will provide the state board of elections information  to  assist  local
  boards of elections to verify a voter's identity pursuant to the federal
  Help America Vote Act of 2002.
    5.   The   information   transmitted   between   the  statewide  voter
  registration list and other databases, as provided for in this  section,
  shall  be  limited  to  the  information  which  is contained in a voter
  registration application and is necessary to verify a voter's  identity.
  The information contained in the statewide voter registration list shall
  not be used for non-election purposes.