N.Y. Election Law § 3-418: Election inspectors and poll clerks; emergency provisions for filling vacancies or absences

§ 3-418. Election inspectors and poll clerks; emergency provisions for

filling vacancies or absences. 1. If, at the time of a meeting of the

inspectors, there shall be a vacancy, or if any inspector shall be

absent, the inspector present who is the designee of the same party as

the absent inspector shall appoint a qualified voter of the same city or

town to act in place of the absent inspector. If, however, any

inspectors shall be temporarily absent for a portion of the meeting, the

inspectors present, provided that they are not all members of the same

political party, shall have and may exercise any power or perform any

duty conferred or imposed upon a board of inspectors.

2. If at the time of any such meeting two inspectors who are members

of the same party shall be absent, or their places shall be vacant, the

poll clerk or poll clerks present, if any, of the same party shall act

as inspectors and shall appoint qualified voters of the same city or

town who are members of the same party as the absent inspectors, to act

in place of such clerks.

3. If at the time of any such meeting two inspectors and the poll

clerk or clerks, if any, who are members of the same party shall be

absent, or their places shall be vacant, the inspector or inspectors

present, or in their absence the poll clerk or clerks present, if any,

shall appoint qualified voters of the same city or town, who are members

of the same party as such absent inspectors, to act as such inspectors

and clerks, until the inspectors or clerks duly appointed by the

original appointing authority, shall appear.

4. If at the time of any such meeting, there shall be a vacancy in the

office of poll clerk, or if a poll clerk shall be absent, the inspectors

who are designees of the same party, or in their absence, any poll clerk

of the same party who is present, shall appoint a qualified voter of the

same city or town who is a member of the same party, to act in place of

the absent poll clerk.

5. Every person so appointed or named shall take the oath of office,

which shall be administered by any person authorized to administer oaths

or by one of the inspectors.