{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-religious-corporations-law-205","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 205","heading":"Presiding officer","body":"§ 205. Presiding officer.  Nothing contained in this article shall\nprevent the qualified voters at any meeting held pursuant to this\narticle or in this article described, from choosing a person to preside\nat any such meeting, other than the person or officer designated in this\narticle to preside thereat, and when such other person shall be chosen\nhe shall exercise all the powers in this article conferred upon the\npresiding officer of such meeting.","path":["Religious Corporations Law","Article 10. Other Denominations"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RCO/205","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"70600530e67782f608b39b1a2c186b32e2df72e7913ec9eca07f8e2043653cbc","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-religious-corporations-law-204-b","next":"us-ny/n.y.-religious-corporations-law-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}