2019 New York Laws
ELN - Election
Article 5 - Registration and Enrollment of Voters
Title 8 - Electronic Personal Voter Registration Process
5-802 - Online Voter Registration Application.

* §  5-802. Online voter registration application. 1. A voter shall be
able to apply  to  register  to  vote  using  a  personal  online  voter
registration   application   submitted   through  the  electronic  voter
registration transmittal system when the voter:
  (a) completes an electronic voter registration application promulgated
by the state board of elections which shall include  all  of  the  voter
registration information required by section 5-210 of this article; and
  (b)  affirms, subject to penalty of perjury, by means of electronic or
manual  signature,  that  the  information  contained   in   the   voter
registration application is true and that the applicant meets all of the
qualifications to become a registered voter; and
  (c)  consents  to  the  use  of an electronic copy of the individual's
manual signature that is in the  custody  of  the  department  of  motor
vehicles,  the  state  board of elections, or other agency designated by
sections 5-211 or 5-212 of  this  article,  as  the  individual's  voter
registration  exemplar signature, or provides such a signature by direct
upload in a manner that complies with  the  New  York  state  electronic
signature  and  records act and the rules and regulations promulgated by
the state board of elections.
  2. The board of elections shall  provide  the  personal  online  voter
registration  application in any language required by the federal Voting
Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503) in any county in the state.
  3. The online voter registration  application  process  shall  provide
reasonable  accommodations  to  improve  accessibility  for persons with
disabilities, and shall be  compatible  for  use  with  standard  online
accessibility  assistance  tools  for  persons  with visual, physical or
perceptive disabilities.
  4. The state board of elections shall promulgate rules and regulations
for the creation and administration  of  an  online  voter  registration
system pursuant to this section.
  * NB  Effective  whichever  is earlier: April 12, 2021 OR 5 days after
the date of certification by the  state  board  of  elections  that  the
information  technology  infrastructure to substantially implement these
provisions is functional