N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 205: Presiding officer

§ 205. Presiding officer. Nothing contained in this article shall

prevent the qualified voters at any meeting held pursuant to this

article or in this article described, from choosing a person to preside

at any such meeting, other than the person or officer designated in this

article to preside thereat, and when such other person shall be chosen

he shall exercise all the powers in this article conferred upon the

presiding officer of such meeting.