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N.Y. Election Law § 4-136: Election expenses; payment of

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  1. Election Law
  2. Article 4. Proceedings Preliminary to Registration, Enrollment and Elections

§ 4-136. Election expenses; payment of. 1. Except as provided for in

subdivision two of this section, the expenses of providing polling

places, voting booths, supplies therefor, ballot boxes and other

furniture for the polling place for any election, including the storage,

transportation and maintenance of voting machines, appliances and

equipment or ballot counting devices, and the compensation of the

election officers in each election district, shall be a charge upon the

county in which such election district is situated, except in the city

of New York where such expenses shall be a charge upon the city of New

York.

2. All expenses incurred under this chapter by the board of elections

of a county outside of the city of New York shall be a charge against

the county and in the city of New York the expenses of the board of

elections shall be a charge against such city. The expenses incurred by

the board of elections of a county outside the city of New York may,

pursuant to section 3-226 of this chapter, be apportioned among the

cities and towns therein, or in the case of a village election held

other than at the time of the fall primary or general election,

apportioned to such villages therein.

3. In the city of New York all leased or purchased equipment,

supplies, ballots, printing and publications, except newspaper notices

and advertisements, to be used or furnished by such board, may be

procured for it by the purchasing department or agency of such city as

if such board were an agency of such city. Such board shall comply with

the rules and regulations of the New York city procurement policy board

and applicable state law.

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