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N.Y. Election Law § 3-200 Boards of elections; creation, qualifications of commissioners, removal
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§ 3-200. Boards of elections; creation, qualifications of commissioners, removal. 1. There shall be a board of elections in each county of the state and in the city of New York for the five counties thereof. 2. Each board shall consist of two election commissioners, except that …
N.Y. Election Law § 3-202 Election commissioners; term of office
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§ 3-202. Election commissioners; term of office. 1. The term of office of an election commissioner shall be two years beginning January first of each odd numbered year except that in the city of New York and the county of Schenectady the term shall be four years beginning on Jan…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-204 Election commissioners; appointment
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§ 3-204. Election commissioners; appointment. 1. At least thirty days before the first day of January of any year in which a commissioner of elections is to be appointed, the chairman or secretary of the appropriate party county committee shall file a certificate of party recomm…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-208 Election commissioners; salaries
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§ 3-208. Election commissioners; salaries. Each election commissioner in the same county shall receive an equal salary. The salary shall be an annual salary to be fixed by the county legislative body except that each commissioner of elections in the city of New York shall receiv…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-210 Election commissioners; certificate of appointment, filing of
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§ 3-210. Election commissioners; certificate of appointment, filing of. The certificate of appointment of an election commissioner shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county where the commissioner resides and the clerk shall immediately notify the state board of ele…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-212 Boards of elections; organization, proceedings, reports and records
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§ 3-212. Boards of elections; organization, proceedings, reports and records. 1. The election commissioners, at their first meeting after the first day of January of each year, shall organize as a board, electing one of their number as president, and one as secretary, and if the…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-214 Board of elections; general office and branches, hours
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§ 3-214. Board of elections; general office and branches, hours. 1. The board of elections in the city of New York shall maintain an office in the borough of Manhattan, which shall be the headquarters of such board, and an office in each borough of the city. Elsewhere, in each c…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-216 Boards of elections; assistance to, records to be furnished it
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§ 3-216. Boards of elections; assistance to, records to be furnished it. 1. Any law enforcement agency whenever called upon by a board of elections, shall assist in the investigation of registrations and render all other practicable assistance in the enforcement of this chapter.…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-218 Subpoenas; power to issue by boards of elections
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§ 3-218. Subpoenas; power to issue by boards of elections. 1. The board of elections and any of the commissioners thereof may require any person to appear and attend before the board or a commissioner at an office of the board and be examined by the board or a commissioner as to…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-220 Records and photostats; preservation and sale
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§ 3-220. Records and photostats; preservation and sale. 1. All registration records, certificates, lists, and inventories referred to in, or required by, this chapter shall be public records and open to public inspection under the immediate supervision of the board of elections …
N.Y. Election Law § 3-222 Preservation of ballots and records of voting machines
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§ 3-222. Preservation of ballots and records of voting machines. 1. Except as hereinafter provided, removable memory cards or other similar electronic media shall remain sealed against reuse until such time as the information stored on such media has been preserved in a manner c…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-224 Voting machines; use of by other than the board of elections
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§ 3-224. Voting machines; use of by other than the board of elections. The board of elections may permit towns, villages, school districts, fire, ambulance, water, sanitation, police and other special districts within the county to use voting machines and other equipment owned b…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-226 Boards of elections; ownership, care, custody and control of voting machines
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§ 3-226. Boards of elections; ownership, care, custody and control of voting machines. 1. Boards of elections shall direct the purchase, acquisition or lease of voting machines, of a kind authorized by law, which shall be selected by such board provided, however, nothing in this…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-300 Board employees; appointment
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§ 3-300. Board employees; appointment. Every board of elections shall appoint, and at its pleasure remove, clerks, voting machine technicians, custodians and other employees, fix their number, prescribe their duties, fix their titles and rank and establish their salaries within …
N.Y. Election Law § 3-302 Voting machine technicians and custodians; appointment, duties
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§ 3-302. Voting machine technicians and custodians; appointment, duties. 1. The board of elections shall appoint as many voting machine technicians and voting machine custodians as shall be necessary for the proper preparation and repair of voting machines. Voting machine techni…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-304 Board employees; conflicts of interest
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§ 3-304. Board employees; conflicts of interest. 1. No board of elections employee shall engage in or participate in any trade or business which creates, or may tend to create, an actual or potential conflict of interest. No board of elections employee shall maintain a direct fi…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-400 Election inspectors and poll clerks; provision for
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§ 3-400. Election inspectors and poll clerks; provision for. 1. There shall be for each election district of the state four election inspectors. 2. At every general election in each election district where two voting machines are used, there shall be two clerks in addition to th…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-401 Election coordinators; provision for
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§ 3-401. Election coordinators; provision for. 1. The board of elections of each county and in the city of New York, the board of elections of the city of New York, may, in its discretion, appoint persons to perform election day duties including directing voters to their proper …
N.Y. Election Law § 3-402 Election inspectors and poll clerks; authority
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§ 3-402. Election inspectors and poll clerks; authority. 1. Election inspectors, in performing their duties, shall act as a board and a majority vote thereof shall be required to decide all questions. If, however, any inspector or inspectors shall be temporarily absent for a por…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-404 Election inspectors and poll clerks; designation
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§ 3-404. Election inspectors and poll clerks; designation. 1. The board of elections of each county shall on or before the fifteenth day of July of each year select and appoint election inspectors and poll clerks for each election district therein, and such number of election co…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-406 Election inspectors and poll clerks; additional
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§ 3-406. Election inspectors and poll clerks; additional. 1. Each board of elections shall establish a list of persons duly qualified to serve as election inspectors, which list shall be known as the "Additional Inspector List", in such number of persons as the board shall deter…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-410 Election inspectors and poll clerks; certification
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§ 3-410. Election inspectors and poll clerks; certification. 1. Before a person designated as an election officer may enter upon his duties, he must be certified by the board of elections as provided herein. 2. If an election officer fails to meet the requirements for certificat…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-412 Election inspectors and poll clerks; training
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§ 3-412. Election inspectors and poll clerks; training. 1. Each board of elections shall, at least once every year, conduct a mandatory school for the instruction of election inspectors, poll clerks and election coordinators. Such instruction may be given in person or online at …
N.Y. Election Law § 3-414 Election inspectors and poll clerks; oath of office, certificate of appointment
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§ 3-414. Election inspectors and poll clerks; oath of office, certificate of appointment. 1. Every person designated and certified as an election inspector shall, within ten days after notice of certification, take and subscribe the constitutional and statutory oath of office, w…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-416 Election inspectors, poll clerks and election coordinators; removal
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§ 3-416. Election inspectors, poll clerks and election coordinators; removal. 1. Any election officer appointed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, may be removed for cause by the board making the appointment. Unless such removal is for improper conduct, while such offic…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-418 Election inspectors and poll clerks; emergency provisions for filling vacancies or absences
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§ 3-418. Election inspectors and poll clerks; emergency provisions for filling vacancies or absences. 1. If, at the time of a meeting of the inspectors, there shall be a vacancy, or if any inspector shall be absent, the inspector present who is the designee of the same party as …
N.Y. Election Law § 3-420 Election inspectors, poll clerks and election coordinators; compensation
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§ 3-420. Election inspectors, poll clerks and election coordinators; compensation. 1. Election inspectors, poll clerks, election coordinators and qualified voters appointed to act in place of an absent inspector, clerk or coordinator shall be paid for their services on the days …
N.Y. Election Law § 3-500 Alternative poll site staffing plan
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§ 3-500. Alternative poll site staffing plan. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of title four of this article, a board of elections may design an alternative poll site staffing plan to more efficiently conduct an election in accordance with this section. Such alternative poll si…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-502 Nassau county; board of elections, special provisions
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§ 3-502. Nassau county; board of elections, special provisions. 1. All the provisions of this article, when not inconsistent with this section, shall apply to the county of Nassau. 2. At least thirty days before the first day of January of any year in which a commissioner of ele…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-504 Suffolk county; board of elections, special provisions
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§ 3-504. Suffolk county; board of elections, special provisions. 1. All the provisions of this article, when not inconsistent with this section, shall apply to the county of Suffolk. 2. At least thirty days before the first day of January of any year in which a commissioner of e…
N.Y. Election Law § 3-506 Boards of elections; voting materials in Russian
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§ 3-506. Boards of elections; voting materials in Russian. A board of elections in a city of over one million shall provide the same information in Russian that it provides in languages other than English on its website. It shall also produce and disseminate citywide a booklet t…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-100 Election districts; creation and alteration
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§ 4-100. Election districts; creation and alteration. 1. The State of New York shall be divided into election districts which shall be the basic political subdivision for purposes of registration and voting as provided in this chapter. 2. The creation, consolidation, division or…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-102 Maps; congressional, senatorial, assembly and election districts
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§ 4-102. Maps; congressional, senatorial, assembly and election districts. 1. The state board of elections, at the expense of the state, shall publish maps showing the county or counties contained in each of the congressional districts, senatorial districts and assembly district…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-104 Registration and polling places; designation of
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§ 4-104. Registration and polling places; designation of. 1. Every board of elections shall, in consultation with each city, town and village, designate the polling places in each election district in which the meetings for the registration of voters, and for any election may be…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-106 Certification of offices to be filled at general or special elections; state board of elections, county, city, village and town clerks
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§ 4-106. Certification of offices to be filled at general or special elections; state board of elections, county, city, village and town clerks. 1. The state board of elections shall, by February first in the year of each general election, make and transmit to the board of elect…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-108 Certification of proposed constitutional amendments and questions
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§ 4-108. Certification of proposed constitutional amendments and questions. 1. a. Whenever any proposed amendment to the constitution or other question provided by law to be submitted to a statewide vote shall be submitted to the people for their approval, the state board of ele…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-110 Certification of primary election candidates; state board of elections
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§ 4-110. Certification of primary election candidates; state board of elections. The state board of elections, not later than fifty-five days before a primary election, shall certify to each county board of elections: The name and residence of each candidate to be voted for with…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-112 Certification of nominations; state board of elections
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§ 4-112. Certification of nominations; state board of elections. 1. The state board of elections, not later than fifty-five days before a general election, fifty-three days before a special election, or twenty-four days before a special election held pursuant to paragraph b of s…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-114 Determination of candidates and questions; county board of elections
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§ 4-114. Determination of candidates and questions; county board of elections. The county board of elections, not later than the fifty-fourth day before the day of a primary or general election, the fifty-third day before a special election, or twenty-four days before a special …
N.Y. Election Law § 4-116 Constitutional amendments and questions; publication of by state board of elections and secretary of state
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§ 4-116. Constitutional amendments and questions; publication of by state board of elections and secretary of state. 1. The secretary of state shall cause each concurrent resolution of the two houses of the legislature agreeing to a proposed amendment to the constitution that ha…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-117 Check of registrants and information notice by mail
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§ 4-117. Check of registrants and information notice by mail. 1. The board of elections, between the third Tuesday in April and the second Friday in May in each year, shall send by mail on which is endorsed such language designated by the state board of elections to ensure posta…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-118 Notice of primary election; publication of by board of elections
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§ 4-118. Notice of primary election; publication of by board of elections. 1. Each county board of elections shall publish in the week ending on the Saturday preceding a primary election a notice specifying the day of such primary election, the hours during which it will be held…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-119 Publication of list of places for registration
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§ 4-119. Publication of list of places for registration. 1. The board or body authorized to designate places for registration in any city, other than the city of New York, shall publish on each day of registration a list of the places for registration designated within such city…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-120 Notices of general, village and special elections; publication of
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§ 4-120. Notices of general, village and special elections; publication of. 1. The board of elections shall publish once in each of the two weeks preceding a general election, or a special or village election conducted by the board of elections, a notice specifying the day of th…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-122 Lists of nomination; publication of by board of elections
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§ 4-122. Lists of nomination; publication of by board of elections. 1. The county board of elections shall publish, at least six days before an election, a list containing the name of every candidate for public office to be voted for within its jurisdiction at such election. 2. …
N.Y. Election Law § 4-123 Publication of candidate websites
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§ 4-123. Publication of candidate websites. 1. The state board of elections shall publish on its website the campaign website address designated by any candidate for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state comptroller, member of the state senate and member of the …
N.Y. Election Law § 4-124 City of New York; publications within made necessary by this law
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§ 4-124. City of New York; publications within made necessary by this law. In the city of New York any publication made necessary by any section of this law shall be made in two newspapers published in each county or published in the city of New York and having an edition for an…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-126 Delivery of election laws to clerks, boards and election officers
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§ 4-126. Delivery of election laws to clerks, boards and election officers. 1. The state board of elections, within ten days after the enactment of any amendment to the election law, shall transmit a copy of such amendment to each board of elections. 2. The state board of electi…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-128 Supplies; furnished by board of elections or city, town or village clerk
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§ 4-128. Supplies; furnished by board of elections or city, town or village clerk. 1. The board of elections of each county shall provide the requisite number of official and facsimile ballots, two cards of instruction to voters in the form prescribed by the state board of elect…
N.Y. Election Law § 4-130 Supplies for registration; manner and time of delivery
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§ 4-130. Supplies for registration; manner and time of delivery. 1. Before it is sent from the office or branch office of the board of elections, each ledger or binder of blank registration records shall be locked in a distinctively numbered carrying case. Such board shall place…