N.Y. Election Law § 3-406: Election inspectors and poll clerks; additional

§ 3-406. Election inspectors and poll clerks; additional. 1. Each

board of elections shall establish a list of persons duly qualified to

serve as election inspectors, which list shall be known as the

"Additional Inspector List", in such number of persons as the board

shall determine. Such a list shall be equally divided between the major

political parties. Appointments under this section shall be made in the

manner provided for the appointment of regular election inspectors and

for a like term.

2. Any person serving as an additional inspector of elections may, at

the direction of the board of elections, be assigned to any election

district or transferred from one election district to another after he

has entered upon the performance of his duties on a day of registration

or election.

3. Any person designated to the additional inspectors list shall meet

the requirements for regular election inspectors and may be removed in

the same manner as any election inspector.

4. If the board of elections shall determine that a vacancy exists

upon any board of inspectors or that any election inspector or poll

clerk is absent, and that no qualified voter has been appointed pursuant

to this chapter to act in place of such election inspector or poll

clerk, or to relieve any qualified voter who has been so appointed, it

shall forthwith direct a person appointed pursuant to this section to

act in place of the absent election inspector or poll clerk or qualified

voter so appointed until such absent election inspector or his appointed

successor shall appear; provided, however, that the additional election

inspector so appointed shall be a designee of the same political party

as the election inspector in whose place he shall act. The board of

elections shall provide suitable identification for every additional

election inspector to present to the chairman of the board before

entering upon the duties of such office.

5. Additional inspectors shall be paid by the county in which they

serve in an amount fixed by the board of elections.