N.Y. Education Law § 1512: Proceedings at meeting for consolidation; adoption of resolution; proceedings to be filed

§ 1512. Proceedings at meeting for consolidation; adoption of

resolution; proceedings to be filed. 1. Such meeting shall be organized

as provided in section fifteen hundred twenty-three. Such meeting may

adopt a resolution to consolidate such districts if two-thirds of the

qualified electors of each district having less than fifteen of such

electors are present, or in case of districts having fifteen or more

qualified electors if ten or more are present. The vote upon such

resolution shall be by ballot or by taking and recording the ayes and

noes. If the vote shall be by taking and recording the ayes and noes,

the clerk and such assistants as may be provided for him by the meeting

shall keep a poll-list upon which shall be recorded the names of all

qualified electors voting upon the resolution, the districts in which

such electors reside, and how each elector voted. If the vote shall be

by ballot, one or more inspectors of election shall be appointed in such

manner as the meeting shall determine, who shall receive the votes cast,

canvass the same and announce the result of the ballot to the chairman.

If the vote shall be by ballot then voting machines may be used in the

manner prescribed by section two thousand thirty-five of this title and

provision shall be made for absentee ballots as provided in section two

thousand eighteen-a or two thousand eighteen-b of this title, whichever

shall apply, and early mail ballots as provided in section two thousand

eighteen-e or two thousand eighteen-f of this title, whichever shall

apply. If it shall appear that a majority of the qualified electors

present and voting from each district are in favor of such resolution,

it shall be declared adopted and where at least one of the districts

consolidated is a union free school district it shall be lawful for such

meeting thereafter to proceed to the election of a board of education as

provided in sections seventeen hundred two and seventeen hundred four of

this title. If a majority of the qualified electors present and voting

from each district are not in favor of such resolution, all further

proceedings at such meeting, except a motion to reconsider or adjourn,

shall be dispensed with and no such meeting shall be again called within

one year thereafter.

2. Copies of such request, notice of meeting, order of the

commissioner of education directing a qualified elector to call such

meeting, if any, and the minutes of the meeting, including the record of

the vote upon the resolution and where at least one of the districts

consolidated is a union free school district if such resolution be

adopted a record of the declaration of the election of a board of

education, duly certified by the chairman and clerk, shall be

transmitted by either the chairman or clerk, one to the commissioner of

education, and one to the district superintendent of schools in whose

jurisdiction such districts are located.