§ 8-406. Absentee ballots, delivery of. 1. If the board shall find
that the applicant is a qualified voter of the election district
containing his residence as stated in his statement and that his
statement is sufficient, it shall, as soon as practicable after it shall
have determined his right thereto, mail to him at an address designated
by him, or deliver to him, or to any person designated for such purpose
in writing by him, at the office of the board, such an absentee voter's
ballot or set of ballots and an envelope therefor. If the ballot or
ballots are to be sent outside of the United States to a country other
than Canada or Mexico, such ballot or ballots shall be sent by air mail.
However, if an applicant who is eligible for an absentee ballot is a
resident of a facility operated or licensed by, or under the
jurisdiction of, the department of mental hygiene, or a resident of a
facility defined as a nursing home or residential health care facility
pursuant to subdivisions two and three of section two thousand eight
hundred one of the public health law, or a resident of a hospital or
other facility operated by the Veteran's Administration of the United
States, such absentee ballot need not be so mailed or delivered to any
such applicant but, may be delivered to the voter in the manner
prescribed by section 8-407 of this chapter if such facility is located
in the county or city in which such voter is eligible to vote.

2. When mailing an absentee ballot to a voter the board of elections
shall provide a domestic postage paid return envelope. When providing an
absentee ballot to a voter in-person, the board of elections shall offer
the voter a domestic postage paid return envelope and provide one if
requested.