N.Y. Election Law § 3-401: Election coordinators; provision for

§ 3-401. Election coordinators; provision for. 1. The board of

elections of each county and in the city of New York, the board of

elections of the city of New York, may, in its discretion, appoint

persons to perform election day duties including directing voters to

their proper polling place, assist election inspectors and poll clerks

in the performance of their duties, and such other duties as may be

assigned to them by the board of elections. Such persons shall be

designated as election coordinators.

2. All election coordinators shall be trained in the manner prescribed

by this article for election inspectors and poll clerks. Election

coordinators shall be appointed by the board of elections. The

appointment of election coordinators shall be equally divided between

the two major political parties.

3. The board of elections of each county appointing election

coordinators and in the city of New York, the board of elections of the

city of New York, may, in its discretion, prescribe training in addition

to that required by this article.

4. Any county board of elections appointing election coordinators and

in the city of New York, the board of elections of the city of New York,

shall prepare a report detailing assignments and duties to be delegated

to election coordinators. Said report shall be filed with the state

board of elections no later than one month prior to the election at

which election coordinators are to be assigned.

5. No person shall be certified or act as an election coordinator who

is not a registered voter and a resident of the county in which he

serves, or within the city of New York, of such city, who holds any

elective public office, or who is a candidate for any public office to

be voted for by the voters of the district in which he is to serve, or

which is not able to speak and read the English language and write it

legibly.