2019 New York Laws
ELN - Election
Article 5 - Registration and Enrollment of Voters
Title 7 - Checks Against Fraudulent Practices
5-708 - Change of Voter Status; Reports Of.

§  5-708.  Change of voter status; reports of. 1. It shall be the duty
  of the state health department and the department of health of the  city
  of  New  York  to  deliver  to  the  state  board of elections, at least
  monthly, records, in a format as mutually determined by  both  agencies,
  of  the  names  of all persons of voting age for whom death certificates
  were issued. Such records shall be arranged by county of  residence  and
  shall  include  the  name, residence address and birth date of each such
  person.
2. It shall be the duty of every court having jurisdiction  over  such
  matters,  or  the  office  of  court  administration, to transmit to the
  appropriate board of elections or, in the discretion of  the  office  of
  court  administration,  to  the  state  board  of  elections,  at  least
  quarterly, the names, residence addresses and birthdates of all  persons
  for   whom  convictions  or  revocations  of  probation  or  conditional
  discharge result in loss of voting privileges pursuant to the provisions
  of section 5-106 of this article. Such transmittals shall be in a format
  as  mutually  determined  by  such  agencies  and  the  state  board  of
  elections.
3.  It  shall be the duty of every court having jurisdiction over such
  matters or the  office  of  court  administration  to  transmit  to  the
  appropriate  board  of  elections or, in the discretion of the office of
  court  administration,  to  the  state  board  of  elections,  at  least
  quarterly, of the name, residence address and birthdate of any person of
  voting age who has been adjudicated as incompetent.
4.  a.  If  a  board of elections receives any notices pursuant to the
  provisions of subdivisions two and three of this section which set forth
  a residence address outside of  the  city  or  county  of  such  board's
  jurisdiction,  it shall, at least once a month, transmit such notices to
  the appropriate board of elections, or, if such address is  outside  the
  state, to the state board of elections.
b.  The  state board shall arrange such notices and the names received
  pursuant to the other provisions of this section by county of  residence
  and  transmit  such  notices  and any notices of conviction for a felony
  received from a United States  attorney  to  the  appropriate  board  of
  elections.
c.  If  any  such  notices,  or  names  received pursuant to the other
  provisions of this section, set forth a residence  address  outside  New
  York  state,  the  state  board shall transmit such notices to the chief
  state election official of such state at such times and in  such  manner
  as it deems appropriate.
5. a. At least once each year during the month of February, each board
  of elections shall obtain through the National Change of Address System,
  the  forwarding  address  for  every voter registered with such board of
  elections  for  whom  the  United  States  Postal  Service  has  such  a
  forwarding  address  together  with the name of each such voter whom the
  Postal Service records indicate has moved from the address at  which  he
  is registered without leaving a forwarding address.
b.  The  state  board  of  elections shall obtain such information for
  those boards of elections which request it do so. Such a request must be
  made not later than April first. Each board which makes such  a  request
  shall  supply  the list of voters registered with such board in a format
  prescribed by the state board. Each such board shall reimburse the state
  board for the fees it disburses to obtain such information if  such  fee
  exceeds two hundred fifty dollars.
c.  If the information received through the National Change of Address
  System indicates that a voter has  moved  to  an  address  outside  such
  county  or  city, or has moved without leaving a forwarding address, the
  board of elections shall, not later than June first, send such voter the

  confirmation notice prescribed by section 5-712 of this title and  place
  such voter in inactive status pursuant to section 5-213 of this article.
d.  If the information received through the National Change of Address
  System indicates that a voter has  moved  to  another  address  in  such
  county  or  city, the board of elections shall transfer the registration
  of such voter to such new address pursuant to the provisions of  section
  5-208  of this article and send such voter the notice prescribed by such
  section 5-208.
6. It shall be the duty of the appropriate officers of a city, town or
  village to notify the appropriate board of elections of  any  action  by
  such  city,  town  or  village  which shall affect or change the name or
  street numbers of any street located within such city, town or  village.
  Upon  receipt  of such information the board of elections shall make the
  necessary changes  in  the  addresses  of  the  voters  registered  from
  addresses  wherein  such  change  of  street  name or street numbers was
  effected.
7. The real property assessment bureau of the department of finance of
  the city of New York shall notify the board of elections in the city  of
  New  York of each residence which, because of abandonment, demolition or
  vacancy, no longer contains a potential voter.