Section 11-200. Special federal voters; qualifications  


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  • 1. Every citizen of
      the  United  States  now  residing  outside the United States whose last
      domicile in the United States immediately prior to  his  departure  from
      the  United  States  was  in the state of New York, shall be entitled to
      vote from such last domicile, as a special federal voter in all primary,
      special and general elections for the public offices or party  positions
      of  president  and  vice-president  of  the United States, United States
      senator,  representative  in  congress  and  delegates   and   alternate
      delegates  to  a national convention, provided such citizen, at the time
      of such departure from the United States, could have met all the present
      qualifications of this chapter to vote in federal  elections  from  such
      last  domicile,  except the qualification with respect to minimum voting
      age, even though such citizen does not now maintain a place of abode  or
      domicile  in  the  state  of  New  York,  and provided further that such
      citizen does  not  maintain  a  place  of  abode  or  domicile,  is  not
      registered  to  vote  and  is not voting in any other election district,
      state, territory or possession of the United States and provided further
      that such  citizen  has  a  valid  passport  or  card  of  identity  and
      registration issued under the authority of the secretary of state of the
      United States.
        1-a.  Every  citizen  of  the  United  States  of voting age, residing
      outside of the United States, who has never resided  within  the  United
      States,  and who has one parent who qualifies as a special federal voter
      under subdivision one of this  section,  may  register  and  vote  as  a
      special  federal  voter,  from the qualifying parent's New York address,
      provided that person is otherwise qualified and eligible to vote.
        2. Every person registered pursuant to this title shall continue to be
      eligible to vote in all elections in which special  federal  voters  are
      eligible to vote except that in order to vote at a primary election of a
      party,  a  voter  registered  pursuant  to  this title must have been so
      registered and enrolled  in  such  party  before  the  previous  general
      election; or, if such voter was not registered in New York state for the
      previous  general  election,  such  voter must so register and enroll in
      such party not later than twenty-five days before such primary;  or,  if
      such  voter  was  registered  in  New  York  state  for the last general
      election, such voter must have had the same party enrollment  with  such
      registration   as   such   voter  sets  forth  on  his  application  for
      registration and enrollment as a special federal voter.
        3. A special federal voter who moves  from  one  address  outside  the
      United  States  to  another  address outside the United States shall not
      have to reregister unless his registration is cancelled pursuant to  the
      provisions of section 5-400 of this chapter.