§ 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.