{"id":74289,"date":"2016-10-21T06:50:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T10:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=74289"},"modified":"2016-10-20T19:36:37","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T23:36:37","slug":"ag-calls-on-state-board-of-elections-to-clarify-affidavit-ballot-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=74289","title":{"rendered":"AG calls on state Board of Elections to clarify affidavit ballot process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=70131\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70131\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-70131\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman.jpg\" alt=\"Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman\" width=\"260\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman.jpg 260w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman-150x128.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a>Schneiderman: Poll workers must offer affidavit ballots to voters who believe they are r<\/em>egistered<em>\u00a0but do not appear in poll books<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman called on the New York State Board of Elections today to issue clear guidance to poll workers about the affidavit ballot process in advance of the <span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_124337735\">Nov. 8<\/span> election. After receiving more than 1,000 complaints from voters during the Presidential Primary <span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_124337736\">April 19<\/span>,\u00a0the Attorney General\u2019s Civil Rights Bureau opened an inquiry into the <!--more-->practices of Board of Elections across the state, which remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>As part of that inquiry, the Attorney General\u2019s office has found that many poll workers do not receive guidance about their legal obligations with respect to affidavit ballots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI urge the Board of Elections to address issues with the affidavit ballot process that my office has uncovered as part of its inquiry,&#8221; Schneiderman said. &#8220;It is critical that we ensure all eligible New Yorkers are able to cast an effective ballot on Election Day. Poll workers must offer affidavit ballots to voters who believe they are registered, even if they do not appear in poll books.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, the Attorney General asks the State Board of Elections to <em>\u201cissue clear guidance to local BOEs regarding the (a) procedures for determining the eligibility requirements for affidavit ballots; (b) process for casting such ballots; (c) importance of reviewing affidavit envelopes for completeness; and (d) necessity of providing persons who choose not to cast affidavit ballots with voter registration applications. BOEs also should be advised to provide the written guidance and training to their poll workers, and to ensure that poll sites have sufficient affidavit ballots and voter registration applications to meet demand.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYxMDE3LjY1MTM5ODQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MTAxNy42NTEzOTg0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODYzMzczJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyZ29AbTNwbWVkaWEuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1tYXJnb0BtM3BtZWRpYS5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;100&amp;&amp;&amp;https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2016_10_17_letter_to_state_boe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type%3Dclick%26enid%3DZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYxMDE3LjY1MTM5ODQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MTAxNy42NTEzOTg0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODYzMzczJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyZ29AbTNwbWVkaWEuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1tYXJnb0BtM3BtZWRpYS5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY%3D%26%26%26100%26%26%26https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2016_10_17_letter_to_state_boe.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1477092509868000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHU0zhiMXeBbmt2vRFoWAl89Ea4lQ\">Read the letter sent to the State Board of Elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schneiderman: Poll workers must offer affidavit ballots to voters who believe they are registered\u00a0but do not appear in poll books Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman called on the New York State Board of Elections today to issue clear guidance to poll workers about the affidavit ballot process in advance of the Nov. 8 election. 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