The New York State Board of Elections and disability groups, including the ACB, have reached an agreement that provides voters with a more accessible absentee ballot for the June 23 primary election. Qualified voters with disabilities who submit an absentee-ballot request will receive an accessible, electronically-delivered absentee ballot. Requests must be submitted on or before June 16, 2020.
To download your request for an accessible Absentee Ballot Request Form, visit https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/Voting/NYAccessibleElectronicAbsBallotApp.pdf
The form asks you to sign and verify the following statement:
I declare that I am visually impaired or otherwise disabled, and that such disability prevents me from being able to independently cast a paper absentee ballot, without traveling to a Board of Elections and using a ballot marking device. By submitting this document, I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I am a United States citizen and that I have a disability and require use of an accessible electronic absentee ballot in order to vote privately and independently. I further certify that I am a qualified and a registered (and for primary, enrolled) voter - and that the information in this application is true and correct and that this application will be accepted for all purposes as the equivalent of an affidavit and, if it contains a material false statement, shall subject me to the same penalties as if I had been duly sworn.
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