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STATE OF NEW YORK
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7652--A

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

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:

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 of section
2 of chapter 420 of the laws of 1998, relating to the  creation  of  the
Piermont library district, is amended to read as follows:
  (c)  the  election of nine trustees as hereinafter provided. The trus-
tees of the existing Piermont public library shall give notice  of  said
election by the publication of a notice in one or more newspapers having
a  general  circulation in the district to be served. The first publica-
tion of such notice shall be not less than thirteen days  and  not  more
than  twenty  days  prior to the date of such election. In addition, the
board of trustees of the existing Piermont public  library  shall  cause
copies  of such notice to be posted conspicuously in three public places
in the village at  least  thirteen  days  prior  to  the  date  of  such
election.  Such  notice  shall specify the time when and the place where
such election will be held, the issues to be decided  at  said  election
and  the  hours  during  which  polls  will  be  open for the receipt of
ballots. The board of trustees of the existing Piermont  public  library
shall  prepare  the ballots for such election and the polls shall remain
open for the receipt thereof [at all elections]  from  6:00  a.m.  until
9:00  p.m.  The  board  of trustees shall designate a resident qualified
voter of such district to act as chairperson of  any  election  of  such
district  and shall designate not less than two nor more than four resi-
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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hall] to act as election inspectors and ballot clerks at such elections.
No  trustee  shall  serve  as chairperson or as an election inspector or
ballot clerk. The board of trustees may  adopt  a  resolution  providing
that  such  chairperson,  election inspectors and ballot clerks shall be
paid for their respective services at the initial election. Such  resol-
ution,  if  adopted, may fix reasonable compensation for the services of
such official. Every voter of the village, otherwise qualified  to  vote
at a village election shall be qualified to vote at said election. After
the  polls have closed at said election, the election inspectors and the
ballot clerks shall immediately canvass publicly the  ballots  cast  and
the  chairperson  of  the  election  shall publicly announce the result.
Within seventy-two hours thereafter, the chairperson,  election  inspec-
tors  and  ballot  clerks  shall  execute  and file a certificate of the
result of the canvass with the board of trustees and with the clerks  of
the village of Piermont.
  2.  In the event that the district is created there shall be an annual
election conducted by the board of  trustees  of  the  Piermont  library
district  in  accordance  with the provisions of subdivision one of this
section, at a time to be set by the board, at which  election  vacancies
on the board of trustees shall be filled and at which any proposed budg-
et  which  the board shall determine to submit to the voters pursuant to
section four of this act shall be submitted to the voters.  THE  POLLING
PLACE  FOR  ANNUAL  ELECTIONS  SHALL  BE THE DENNIS P.   MCHUGH PIERMONT
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE POLLS SHALL REMAIN OPEN  FROM  11:00  A.M.  UNTIL
8LABOR P.M.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.