N.Y. Election Law § 15-124: Duties of village clerk

§ 15-124. Duties of village clerk. 1. In addition to any duties of the

village clerk specified in this chapter and the village law, the village

clerk shall be the election officer of the village and shall have the

responsibility for the general conduct of all village elections and

shall have vested in him all authority, consistent with this chapter

which may be reasonable and necessary to provide for the proper and

orderly conduct of such elections and the proceedings preliminary and

subsequent thereto.

2. The police department and the officers and members of such police

department, if any, the office of the sheriff in a county in which a

village or part of a village is located or any police agency or

department charged with the responsibility of law enforcement in any

county in which a village or part of a village is located shall,

whenever called upon by the village clerk, render to such village clerk

all practicable assistance in the enforcement of this chapter. Such

assistance shall be rendered to the village clerk at no charge to the

village. Such assistance shall include, but not be limited to:

a. the police telephone service;

b. the investigation of any registrant or any applicant for an early

mail or absentee ballot to determine his or her qualifications to be

registered or vote, and

c. the maintenance of order, regulation of traffic and the control of

crowds on any day or days designated for voter registration and voting.