N.Y. Village Law § 2-218: Registration list of voters

§ 2-218 Registration list of voters. 1. Preparation. It shall be the

duty of the clerk of each town in which a portion of such territory is

located to make and file in their office, at least twenty days before

such election an accurate list of voters, alphabetically arranged, who

are qualified to vote at such election. Such list shall be copied from

the registration poll records for the last preceding general election,

and shall be modified in accordance with whatever information the town

clerk may have or receive from the board of elections.

2. Inspection of and additions to registration list. At least three

days prior to such election and not on a Sunday the registration list

for such election shall be open for inspection by the public in the

office of the town clerk preparing same between the hours of twelve

o'clock noon and nine o'clock in the evening where and when any person

claiming to be qualified to vote at such election whose name is not

included in the registration list of voters therefor may apply to such

clerk for a revision of such list to include his or her name. The clerk,

upon presentation of proper proofs showing that such person is or will

at the time of such election be qualified to vote for town officers of

such town as a resident of such territory, shall revise such list to

include the name of such person.

3. Notice of availability of list for inspection and additions. Within

ten days after the right to an election is complete the town clerk of

each town in which any portion of such territory is located shall cause

to be posted in six public places in that part of such territory located

in such town and also to be published at least twice in the newspaper or

newspapers designated pursuant to subdivision eleven of section

sixty-four of the town law, a notice: that a registration list of voters

qualified to vote at such election will be available for inspection in

their office between the hours of twelve o'clock noon and nine o'clock

in the evening on a day specified therein which day shall not be on a

Sunday and shall be at least three days prior to such election; that at

said time and place said list will be available for inspection by the

public; and also that at said time and place persons claiming to be

qualified to vote at such election whose names are not on such list may,

upon presentation of proper proofs, have their names added thereto.

Prior to posting, the town clerk or clerks shall provide to the

commission a list of the six locations where such notices are to be

posted. Should the commission object to any such locations submitted by

the town clerk or clerks, the commission shall, no later than seven days

after receipt of such list of locations, direct the town clerk or clerks

to post such notices in alternative locations designated by the

commission. The postings of such notices shall be made by the town clerk

or clerks no later than twenty days after the right to an election is

complete. For the purposes of this section, in the event that the town

maintains a website, one of the posting requirements required by this

subdivision may be fulfilled by posting such information on the town's

website.

4. No person shall be entitled to vote at such election whose name

does not appear on the registration list of voters.