Residency is rarely challenged at the time a person registers to vote. "What are the qualifications for voter registration?""Where Can I Get A Mail Registration Application? Officials investigating why 126,000 voters were purged from NY rolls. Politics Apr 23, 2016 PM EST. Q: Who is eligible to register to vote? New York has no laws to erase or "expunge" criminal records. New York uses a process called sealing for some cases. All new and amended local rules will become effective on January 1st each year. Appellate court: A court that can check how the law was used to decide a case in a lower court.