N.Y. Election Law § 6-126: Conventions; rules for holding

§ 6-126. Conventions; rules for holding. 1. The time and place of

meeting of a convention shall be fixed, within the times prescribed

herein, by a committee appointed pursuant to the rules of the state

committee. The room designated for the meeting place of a convention

shall have ample seating capacity for all delegates and alternates.

Every convention shall be called to order by the chairman of the

committee from which the call originates or by a person designated in

writing for that purpose by such chairman, or, if he fails to make such

designation, then, by a person designated in such manner as the rules of

the party shall prescribe. Such chairman or person designated shall have

the custody of the roll of the convention until it shall have been

organized. No such convention shall proceed to the election of a

temporary chairman or transact any business until the time fixed for the

opening thereof nor until a majority of the delegates or respective

alternates named in the official roll shall be present. The roll call

upon the election of a temporary chairman shall not be delayed more than

one hour after the time specified in the call for the opening of the

convention, provided a majority of delegates, including alternates

sufficient to make up such majority by substitution, are present. The

person who calls the convention to order shall exercise no other

function than that of calling the official roll of the delegates upon

the vote for temporary chairman and declaring the result thereof.

2. The temporary chairman shall be chosen upon a call of the official

roll. The committees of the convention shall be appointed by the

convention, or by the temporary chairman, as the convention may order.

Where only one candidate is placed in nomination for any office, the

vote may be taken viva voce. When more than one candidate is placed in

nomination for an office the roll of the delegates shall be called and

each delegate when his name is called shall arise in his place and

announce his choice, except that the chairman of a delegation from any

unit of representation provided for by party rules, unless a member of

such delegation objects, may announce the vote of such delegation. The

convention may appoint a committee to nominate candidates to fill

vacancies in nominations made by the convention and caused by the death,

declination or disqualification of a candidate. The permanent officer

shall keep the records of the convention.