S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7652--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 12, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Libraries and Education Technology -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend chapter 420 of the laws of 1998, relating to the
creation of the Piermont library district, in relation to the polling
place and hours of voting for library elections
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 of section
2 2 of chapter 420 of the laws of 1998, relating to the creation of the
3 Piermont library district, is amended to read as follows:
4 (c) the election of nine trustees as hereinafter provided. The trus-
5 tees of the existing Piermont public library shall give notice of said
6 election by the publication of a notice in one or more newspapers having
7 a general circulation in the district to be served. The first publica-
8 tion of such notice shall be not less than thirteen days and not more
9 than twenty days prior to the date of such election. In addition, the
10 board of trustees of the existing Piermont public library shall cause
11 copies of such notice to be posted conspicuously in three public places
12 in the village at least thirteen days prior to the date of such
13 election. Such notice shall specify the time when and the place where
14 such election will be held, the issues to be decided at said election
15 and the hours during which polls will be open for the receipt of
16 ballots. The board of trustees of the existing Piermont public library
17 shall prepare the ballots for such election and the polls shall remain
18 open for the receipt thereof [at all elections] from 6:00 a.m. until
19 9:00 p.m. The board of trustees shall designate a resident qualified
20 voter of such district to act as chairperson of any election of such
21 district and shall designate not less than two nor more than four resi-
22 dent qualified voters at the polling place [which shall be the village
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11527-02-1
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1 hall] to act as election inspectors and ballot clerks at such elections.
2 No trustee shall serve as chairperson or as an election inspector or
3 ballot clerk. The board of trustees may adopt a resolution providing
4 that such chairperson, election inspectors and ballot clerks shall be
5 paid for their respective services at the initial election. Such resol-
6 ution, if adopted, may fix reasonable compensation for the services of
7 such official. Every voter of the village, otherwise qualified to vote
8 at a village election shall be qualified to vote at said election. After
9 the polls have closed at said election, the election inspectors and the
10 ballot clerks shall immediately canvass publicly the ballots cast and
11 the chairperson of the election shall publicly announce the result.
12 Within seventy-two hours thereafter, the chairperson, election inspec-
13 tors and ballot clerks shall execute and file a certificate of the
14 result of the canvass with the board of trustees and with the clerks of
15 the village of Piermont.
16 2. In the event that the district is created there shall be an annual
17 election conducted by the board of trustees of the Piermont library
18 district in accordance with the provisions of subdivision one of this
19 section, at a time to be set by the board, at which election vacancies
20 on the board of trustees shall be filled and at which any proposed budg-
21 et which the board shall determine to submit to the voters pursuant to
22 section four of this act shall be submitted to the voters. THE POLLING
23 PLACE FOR ANNUAL ELECTIONS SHALL BE THE DENNIS P. MCHUGH PIERMONT
24 PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE POLLS SHALL REMAIN OPEN FROM 11:00 A.M. UNTIL
25 8LABOR P.M.
26 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.