Title ELN, Election

§ 15-112. Registers and poll-books; how used. For any village election\nwhere permanent personal registration records are not used, all copies\nof the register in the polling place shall be referred to, if necessary,\nto determine the persons entitled to vote; but at any such el…

§ 15-114. Number of voting machines. Any village that uses voting\nmachines for village elections shall provide one voting machine for each\neight hundred or fraction thereof of qualified voters in each election\ndistrict, as such voters are defined in section 15-110 of this art…

§ 15-116. Inspectors of election. 1. The board of trustees shall, by\nresolution at least forty days prior to a general village election\nappoint two or four inspectors of election for each village election\ndistrict. Such resolution shall fix the compensation of the inspectors\…

§ 15-118. Registration of voters. 1. In a village election conducted\nby the board of elections pursuant to a resolution adopted as provided\nin paragraph c of subdivision one of section 15-104 of this article or a\nvillage which has adopted a resolution providing that there sha…

§ 15-119. Early mail voting at village elections. 1. A registered\nvoter of a village may vote by early mail ballot under this section for\na general or special village election in which the voter is eligible to\nvote.\n 2. A registered voter desirous of obtaining an early mail …

§ 15-120. Absentee voting at village elections. 1. A qualified voter\nof a village may vote as an absentee voter under this section if during\nall the hours of voting on the day of a general or special village\nelection he or she will be:\n (a) absent from the county of his or h…

§ 15-122. Absentee voting at village elections for persons unable to\nappear because of illness or physical disability. 1. A qualified\nelector of a village, who, on the occurrence of any general or special\nvillage election, may be within the county of his residence but unable\…

§ 15-124. Duties of village clerk. 1. In addition to any duties of the\nvillage clerk specified in this chapter and the village law, the village\nclerk shall be the election officer of the village and shall have the\nresponsibility for the general conduct of all village election…

§ 15-126. Canvass of election. 1. The inspectors of election of each\nelection district shall, immediately upon the closing of the polls at\neach annual or biennial election, proceed to canvass the votes cast\nthereat and shall complete such canvass without adjournment. They sha…

§ 15-128. Notice to person chosen to a village office. The clerk of\nthe village shall, within three days after the election of a village\nofficer, notify each person elected of his election, and of the date\nthereof, and that, in order to qualify, he is required to file his oat…

§ 15-130. Election of trustees by wards. The board of trustees of any\nvillage may, by resolution, and subject to a mandatory referendum,\nprovide for the election of trustees by wards, alter existing ward\nboundaries or abolish wards and the election of trustees by wards. If a\…

§ 15-132. Votes upon propositions to be by ballot or voting machine.\nAll votes upon a proposition submitted at a village election shall be by\nballot unless the board of trustees of the village has adopted voting\nmachines as provided in this chapter, in which case machines may…

§ 15-134. Failure to designate terms. No election of village officers,\nheld in any village, shall be invalid on account of the failure of the\nelectors to designate in their ballots the respective terms of office of\npersons to be elected thereat, for the same office, for diffe…

§ 15-136. Refusal of officer to surrender his office. If a person who\nhas been an officer of a village refuses or neglects to deliver to his\nsuccessor in office, within ten days after written notification and\nrequest sent by order of board of trustees all the moneys, books,\n…

§ 15-138. Judicial review of matters relating to village elections.\nThe supreme court or any justice thereof within the judicial district\nand the county court or any judge thereof within the county, in which\nthe village is located, shall have summary jurisdiction to determine…

§ 15-140. Transmission of publicly available data to the New York\nvoting and elections database. Upon the certification of election\nresults and the completion of the voter history file after each\nelection, each village that holds an election not conducted by a board\nof elect…

§ 16-100. Jurisdiction; supreme court, county court. 1. The supreme\ncourt is vested with jurisdiction to summarily determine any question of\nlaw or fact arising as to any subject set forth in this article, which\nshall be construed liberally.\n 2. The county court is vested wi…

§ 16-101. Actions or proceedings challenging provisions of this\nchapter. 1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in any\naction or proceeding in which any party challenges the constitutionality\nof a provision of this chapter, and any related statutory claims, venue\n…

§ 16-102. Proceedings as to designations and nominations, primary\nelections, etc. 1. The nomination or designation of any candidate for\nany public office or party position or any independent nomination, or\nthe holding of an uncontested primary election, by reason of a petitio…

§ 16-104. Proceedings as to form of ballot, party name, etc. 1. The\nform and content of any ballot, or portion thereof, to be used in an\nelection, and the right to use any emblem design, party or independent\nbody name, may be contested in a proceeding instituted in the suprem…

§ 16-106. Proceedings as to the casting and canvass of ballots. 1.\nThe post-election refusal to cast: (a) challenged ballots, blank\nballots, or void ballots; (b) early mail, absentee, military, special,\nor federal write-in ballots; (c) emergency ballots; and (d) ballots\nvote…

§ 16-108. Proceedings as to registration and voting. 1. The supreme\ncourt, by a justice thereof within the judicial district, or the county\ncourt, by a county judge within his county, in a proceeding instituted\nby any voter to whom registration has been unlawfully refused, sh…

§ 16-110. Proceedings as to enrollment. 1. The supreme court, by a\njustice thereof within the judicial district, or the county court, by a\njudge within his county, in a proceeding instituted by a duly enrolled\nvoter of a party, not later than the second Friday before a primar…

§ 16-112. Proceedings for examination or preservation of ballots. The\nsupreme court, by a justice within the judicial district, or the county\ncourt, by a county judge within his county, may direct the examination\nby any candidate or his agent of any ballot or voting machine u…

§ 16-113. Proceeding with respect to voter verifiable records. The\nsupreme court, by a justice within the judicial district, or the county\ncourt, by a county judge within his or her county, in a special\nproceeding by any candidate or his or her agent, may direct a manual\naud…

§ 16-114. Proceedings to compel filing of statements or corrected\nstatements of campaign receipts, expenditures and contributions. 1. The\nsupreme court or a justice thereof, in a proceeding instituted by any\ncandidate voted for at the election or primary or by any five qualif…

§ 16-115. Proceedings with respect to utilizing certain buildings as\npolling places. The supreme court or a justice thereof, in a proceeding\ninstituted by any board or body empowered to designate polling places,\nmay compel by order, any person or entity which owns or operates…

§ 16-116. Proceedings; provisions in relation thereto. A special\nproceeding under the foregoing provisions of this article shall be heard\nupon a verified petition and such oral or written proof as may be\noffered, and upon such notice to such officers, persons or committees as…

§ 16-118. Proceedings to review removal of committee member or\nofficer. The action of any political committee or independent body in\nremoving a member or officer thereof may be reviewed by a proceeding\npursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.\n

§ 16-120. Enforcement proceedings. 1. The supreme court or a justice\nthereof, in a proceeding instituted by the state board of elections, may\nimpose a civil penalty, as provided for in subdivisions one and two of\nsection 14-126 of this chapter.\n 2. Upon proof that a violatio…

§ 17-100. Definitions. 1. The word "election" as used in this article\nshall be deemed to apply to and include all general, special and primary\nelections, unofficial primaries and all local elections relating to\ncandidates, ballot proposals, proceedings for the nominations of\…

§ 17-102. Misdemeanors at, or in connection with, primary elections,\ncaucuses, enrollment in political parties, committees, and conventions.\nAny person who:\n 1. At a primary election or caucus of a party, wilfully votes, or\nattempts to vote, without being entitled to do so, …

§ 17-104. False registration. Any person who:\n 1. Registers or attempts to register as an elector in more than one\nelection district for the same election, or more than once in the same\nelection district; or,\n 2. Registers or attempts to register as an elector, knowing that …

§ 17-106. Misconduct of election officers. Any election officer who\nwilfully refuses to accord to any duly accredited watcher or to any\nvoter or candidate any right given him by this chapter, or who wilfully\nviolates any provision of the election law relative to the registrat…

§ 17-108. False affidavits; mutilation, destruction or loss of\nregistry list or affidavits. 1. Any person who wilfully loses, alters,\ndestroys or mutilates the list of voters or registration poll ledgers in\nany election district, or a certified copy thereof, is guilty of a\nm…

§ 17-110. Misdemeanors concerning police commissioners or officers or\nmembers of any police force. Any person who, being a police commissioner\nor any officer or member of any police force in this state:\n 1. Uses or threatens or attempts to use his official power or\nauthority…

§ 17-112. Soliciting media support. Any person who solicits from a\ncandidate for an elective office money or other property as a condition\nor consideration for a supporting article, report or advertisement in\nany publication or news media in favor of such candidate, is guilty…

§ 17-114. Failure to furnish information; false information. 1. Any\nperson who knowingly harbors or conceals any person who falsely\nregistered as a voter, or who shall rent any room or bed to any person\nto be used by such person for himself or any other person for the\npurpos…

§ 17-116. Removal, mutilation or destruction of election booths,\nsupplies, poll-lists or cards of instruction. Any person who:\n 1. During the election, wilfully defaces or injures a voting booth or\ncompartment, or wilfully removes or destroys any of the supplies or\nother con…

§ 17-118. Refusal to permit employees to attend election. A person or\ncorporation who refuses an employee entitled to vote at an election the\nprivilege of attending thereat, as provided by the election law, or\nsubjects such employee to a penalty or reduction of wages because …

§ 17-120. Misconduct in relation to certificate of nomination and\nofficial ballot. A person who:\n 1. Falsely makes or makes oath to, or fraudulently defaces or destroys\na certificate of nomination or any part thereof; or,\n 2. Files or receives for filing a certifiate of nomi…

§ 17-122. Misconduct in relation to petitions. Any person who:\n 1. Pays, lends, contributes or promises to pay, lend or contribute any\nmoney or other valuable consideration to or for any voter, or to or for\nany other person, to induce such voter to sign a petition for the\nde…

§ 17-124. Failure to deliver official ballots. Any person who has\nundertaken to deliver official ballots to any city, town or village\nclerk, or inspector as authorized by this chapter, and neglects or\nrefuses to do so, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n

§ 17-126. Misconduct of election officers. Any election officer who:\n 1. Reveals to another person the name of any candidate for whom a\nvoter has voted;\n 2. Communicates to another person his opinion, belief or impression as\nto how or for whom a voter has voted; or,\n 3. Pla…

§ 17-128. Violations of election law by public officer or employee. A\npublic officer or employee who knowingly and wilfully omits, refuses or\nneglects to perform any act required of him by this chapter or who\nknowingly and wilfully refuses to permit the doing of any act autho…

§ 17-130. Misdemeanor in relation to elections. Any person who:\n 1. Acts as an inspector of election or as a clerk at an election,\nwithout being able to read or write the English language, or without\nbeing otherwise qualified to hold such office; or,\n 2. Being an inspector o…

§ 17-132. Illegal voting. Any person who:\n 1. Knowingly votes or offers or attempts to vote at any election, when\nnot qualified; or,\n 2. Procures, aids, assists, counsels or advises any person to go or\ncome into any election district, for the purpose of voting at any\nelecti…

§ 17-134. Unlawful use of pasters. An election officer or other person\nwho uses a paster, sticker or label upon an official ballot, at any\nelection, except as authorized and in the manner provided by this\nchapter, is guilty of a felony.\n

§ 17-136. False returns; unlawful acts respecting returns. An\ninspector or clerk of an election who intentionally makes, or attempts\nto make, a false canvass of the ballots cast thereat, or any false\nstatement of the result of a canvass, though not signed by a majority of\nth…

§ 17-142. Giving consideration for franchise. Except as allowed by\nlaw, any person who directly or indirectly, by himself or through any\nother person:\n 1. Pays, lends or contributes, or offers or promises to pay, lend or\ncontribute any money or other valuable consideration t…