Establishes the Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library as the polling place for library elections and polling hours from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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A7652A-2011 Actions

• Aug 3, 2011: signed chap.310
• Jul 22, 2011: delivered to governor
• Jun 16, 2011: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 16, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 16, 2011: 3RD READING CAL.1327
• Jun 16, 2011: SUBSTITUTED FOR S5640
• Jun 1, 2011: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Jun 1, 2011: delivered to senate
• Jun 1, 2011: passed assembly
• May 26, 2011: advanced to third reading cal.489
• May 24, 2011: reported
• May 19, 2011: print number 7652a
• May 19, 2011: amend and recommit to libraries and education technology
• May 12, 2011: referred to libraries and education technology

A7652A-2011 Votes

A7652A-2011 Text

                      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  ASSEMBLY

                                May 12, 2011
                                 ___________

  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.