N.Y. Town Law § 82: Notice of submission of proposition; hours of voting

§ 82. Notice of submission of proposition; hours of voting. The town

board shall adopt a resolution at least twenty days before every special

town election designating the hours of opening and closing the polls and

the place or places of holding the election, and setting forth in full

all propositions to be voted upon. If the town board shall designate

more than one voting place, the resolution and the notice hereinafter

provided for shall specify the place at which the qualified voters of

each election district shall vote. The polls shall remain open for at

least six consecutive hours between eight o'clock in the forenoon and

eight o'clock in the evening. The voting upon a proposition shall be by

ballot and each proposition submitted shall be separately stated and

numbered thereon. The town clerk shall give notice of such special town

election at the expense of the town by the publication of a notice in a

newspaper published in said town, if there be any, or, if there be none,

in a newspaper published in the county having general circulation in the

town, specifying the time when and place or places where such election

will be held, the hours during which the polls will remain open for the

purpose of receiving ballots, and setting forth in full all propositions

to be voted upon. The first publication of such notice shall be at least

ten days prior to the time of such special election. In addition, the

town clerk shall post or cause to be posted a copy of such notice on the

sign-board of the town maintained pursuant to subdivision six of section

thirty of this chapter at least ten days prior to such election. In the

event that any such questions or propositions shall be submitted at a

biennial town election, notice that the same will be submitted setting

them forth in full shall be published and posted in the manner above

provided for special town elections.