2019 New York Laws
ELN - Election
Article 10 - Voting by Members of Armed Forces
10-102 - Military Voters; Definitions.

§  10-102.  Military  voters; definitions. As used in this article the
  following terms have the following meanings.
1. "Military service" means the military service of the state,  or  of
  the  United  States,  including the army, navy, marine corps, air force,
  coast guard, merchant marine and all components thereof, and  the  coast
  and  geodetic survey, the public health service, the national guard when
  in the service of the United States pursuant to call as provided by law,
  and the cadets or midshipmen of  the  United  States  Military  Academy,
  United  States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy and United
  States Coast Guard Academy.
2. "Military voter" means a qualified voter of the state of  New  York
  who  is  in  the  actual  military  service, as defined in the preceding
  paragraph of this section, and by reason of  such  military  service  is
  absent   from   his  election  district  of  residence  on  the  day  of
  registration or election,  or  a  voter  who  is  discharged  from  such
  military  service  within  thirty  days  of  an election and the spouse,
  parent, child or dependent of such voter accompanying or being with  him
  or  her,  if  a  qualified  voter  and  a  resident of the same election
  district.
3. "Military ballot" means the ballot prepared, printed  and  supplied
  for  use  by the military voter for a general election, primary election
  or special election.
4. "Military address" means the mailing address of  a  military  voter
  other than his residence address in his election district.
5.  "Appropriate  board  of elections" means the board of elections in
  whose jurisdiction the military voter resides as a qualified voter.