2016 New York Laws
ELN - Election
Article 7 - ELECTION BALLOT
Title 1 - (7-100 - 7-130) FORM OF BALLOTS
7-118 - Ballots; facsimile and sample.

  7-118.  Ballots; facsimile and sample. The board of elections shall
  provide facsimile and sample ballots which shall be arranged in the form
  of a diagram showing such part of the face  of  the  voting  machine  as
  shall  be  in  use at that election.   Such facsimile and sample ballots
  shall be either in full or  reduced  size  and  shall  contain  suitable
  illustrated  directions for voting on the voting machine. Such facsimile
  ballots shall be mounted and displayed for  public  inspection  at  each
  polling  place  during election day. Sample ballots may be mailed by the
  board of elections to each eligible voter at least three days before the
  election, or in lieu thereof, a  copy  of  such  sample  ballot  may  be
  published  at  least  once  within  one  week  preceding the election in
  newspapers representing the major political parties.  One copy  of  such
  facsimile  shall  be  sent  to  each school in the county, providing the
  ninth through the twelfth years of compulsory education, and in the city
  of New York to each such school in the city of New York,  at  least  one
  week  before  each general election for posting at a convenient place in
  such school. The board of elections shall also send a  facsimile  ballot
  to any other school requesting such a ballot.