N.Y. Election Law § 3-404: Election inspectors and poll clerks; designation

§ 3-404. Election inspectors and poll clerks; designation. 1. The

board of elections of each county shall on or before the fifteenth day

of July of each year select and appoint election inspectors and poll

clerks for each election district therein, and such number of election

coordinators as it determines to be necessary, and may thereafter select

and designate election inspectors, poll clerks and election coordinators

to fill any vacancy for an unexpired term. The term of such designation

shall be for a term ending on the fourteenth day of July of the

following year. If the election districts for a general or special

village election conducted by the board of elections are coterminous

with the election districts established for general elections, such

election inspectors and poll clerks shall also serve at such village

elections. If the election districts for such a village election are not

so coterminous, the board of elections shall select the inspectors and

poll clerks to serve in each such village election district from among

the inspectors and poll clerks appointed, pursuant to the provisions of

this section, for any election district wholly or partly in such

village.

2. Each political party entitled to representation on any board of

elections may, not later than the first day of May in each year, file

with the appropriate board of elections, an original list of persons

recommended to serve. Supplemental lists may be filed at the same time

and at any time before the designation is made and certified or when a

vacancy exists. All designations shall be made first from those named in

the original list filed if those designated are found qualified.

3. Such lists shall be authenticated and filed by the chairman, or,

under his direction by the secretary, of the county committee of the

party, except that in cities other than the city of New York, if there

is a general city committee of such party, such list shall be filed by

the chairman or secretary of such city committee.

4. Appointment of election inspectors, poll clerks and election

coordinators shall be made by boards of elections.

5. If a political party shall fail to submit a list or the list shall

be exhausted, the board of elections shall request from the appropriate

political party an original or supplemental list. If after ten days no

list is filed by that party, the board of elections may appoint

qualified persons, enrolled members of the political party in default,

to act as election inspectors, poll clerks or election coordinators.

6. If election districts are altered or new districts created, the

board of elections shall have the power to transfer election inspectors

and poll clerks in such districts; and if vacancies exist as a result of

such action, those vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided by

this section.

7. Election officers shall be appointed from the lists submitted, by

those members of the board who represent the political party which

submitted such lists. If such list is not furnished, the members of the

board who represent the political party in default, shall designate the

persons to be appointed as election officers.