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NY Educ L § 2015 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2015 - Register to Be Filed; Addition to and Correction of Register; Challenges.

§ 2015. Register  to be filed; addition to and correction of register;   challenges.   1. The  register  prepared  as  provided  in  section  two   thousand fourteen of this chapter shall, immediately upon its completion   and not less than five days prior to the time set for the school meeting   or  election  at  which  it is to be used, be filed in the office of the   clerk of the district, and thereafter shall at all reasonable  times  be   open  to  inspection  by  any qualified voter of such school district on   each day up to and including the day set for the  meeting  or  election,   except Sundays.2.  The  name  of  no  voter may be placed upon a register unless such   voter appears before the board of registration  except  if  a  qualified   voter  is  a  resident  of  a  school district and his name appears on a   register as a resident of another district, a  written  sworn  statement   may  be  filed  by such voter with the clerk of the district showing his   correct residence and the name of such voter shall thereupon be stricken   from such register and placed upon the proper register.3. A qualified voter may, upon the examination of such  list,  file  a   written  challenge  of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose   name appears on such list.4. Statements and challenges shall be received and  preserved  by  the   clerk  of  the  district  or  other  person  designated  by the board of   education, and immediately upon receiving any such sworn statement of  a   voter,  applying  to  have  his  name  placed  upon  the register or any   challenge as to a name  already  thereon,  the  clerk  shall  file  such   statement  or  challenge or copy thereof, with the register and hold the   same open for inspection by any qualified voter of  the  district.  Upon   the  face  of such statement or challenge, the clerk shall write clearly   what action was taken with  reference  thereto,  immediately  upon  such   action being taken.5.  The  clerk  of  the district shall cause a copy of the register of   such school district to be delivered  on  the  day  of  the  meeting  or   election  before  the opening of the polls to the inspectors of election   at each voting place within the district at the place  or  places  where   the  meeting  or  election  is to be held. If there be not more than one   voting place, the clerk shall produce the register at the place  of  the   meeting  or election, at the opening thereof. The inspectors of election   at each voting  place  shall  indicate  on  the  copy  of  the  register   delivered  to  them, and opposite the name of each person so registered,   whether each such person did vote in such election or at such meeting.
NY Educ L § 2016 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2016 - Review of Registration Procedure by Supreme Court or County Judge.

§ 2016. Review  of  registration  procedure by supreme court or county   judge. 1. The supreme court or a justice thereof, or  the  county  judge   within  the  county  in  which  the  school district is wholly or partly   situated, in a proceeding instituted by any qualified voter who, at  the   meeting  of  the  board  of  registration  provided  for  in section two   thousand fourteen, made to the board of registration satisfactory  proof   that  he was or would be entitled to vote at the meeting or election for   which the board of registration was at such meeting convened to  prepare   a register, and to whom such registration had been refused by such board   of  registration shall, by order, compel the registration of such voter;   and in a proceeding instituted by any qualified  voter  shall  by  order   direct  to  be  stricken from the register any names unlawfully thereon,   and shall order such board of registration, if necessary,  to  reconvene   for  such  purposes not less than two nor more than four days before the   day of the meeting or election. Written notice of an  application  under   this  section  must  be  given  to the board of registration, by service   thereof on two of the members thereof.2. Such court, justice or judge in  a  proceeding  instituted  by  any   qualified  voter  whose  application  to  vote  has  been  denied by the   inspectors of election shall compel by order the reception of  the  vote   within the hours established by law.3.  An  affidavit by any officer or employee of the board of education   or any police officer, sheriff or deputy sheriff that he or she  visited   the  premises claimed by the applicant as his or her residence, and that   he or she interrogated an incarcerated individual, housedweller,  keeper   or  caretaker,  owner, proprietor, or landlord thereof or therein, as to   the applicant's residence therein or thereat, and that  he  or  she  was   informed by one or more of such persons, naming them, that they knew the   persons  residing  upon  such  premises  and  that the applicant did not   reside upon such premises thirty days before  the  meeting  or  election   shall be presumptive evidence against the right of the voter to register   from such premises.
NY Educ L § 2017 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2017 - Division of Union Free School District Into Election Districts.

§ 2017. Division   of   union   free  school  district  into  election   districts.   1. In  any  union  free  school  district  having  personal   registration of voters pursuant to section two thousand fourteen of this   chapter,  the  board  of  education  may  upon its own motion divide the   school district into election districts, and shall upon the petition  of   twenty-five  qualified  voters  of  the district, or five percent of the   voters who voted in the previous annual election of the members  of  the   board  of  education,  whichever is greater, cause to be submitted at an   annual or special meeting, a proposition to divide such school  district   into  election  districts  provided,  however,  that  in  each  election   district the number of qualified  voters  shall  at  least  equal  three   hundred.2. If it is determined to divide the district into election districts,   the  board  of  education shall immediately thereafter and not less than   thirty days prior to an annual or special meeting  or  election,  within   such district, adopt a resolution dividing the school district into such   number  of  election  districts as the board of education may determine.   The school district shall be  so  divided  that  if  circumstances  will   permit,  there shall be a schoolhouse in each election district or in as   many of such election districts as possible. The election  districts  so   formed  shall  continue in existence until modified by resolution of the   board of  education.  Such  resolution  shall  accurately  describe  the   boundaries  of  each  such  district by streets, alleys and highways, or   otherwise. School meetings and elections shall thereafter be held so far   as may be possible in the public schoolhouses  within  any  such  school   election  district.  The  board  of  education shall designate the place   within each election district where the meeting  or  election  shall  be   held.
NY Educ L § 2018-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2018-C - Additional Voting Procedures.

§ 2018-c. Additional  voting  procedures.    a.  A school district may   require all persons offering to vote at any school district  meeting  or   election  for which registration is not required, to provide one form of   proof of residency. Such form, to be determined by the school  district,   may  include,  but  is  not limited to, a driver's license, a non-driver   identification card, a utility bill, or a voter registration card.  Upon   offer  of  proof  of  residency,  a school district may also require all   persons offering to vote to provide their signature, printed  name,  and   address.b.  As  an  alternative  to  voting procedures provided for in section   twenty hundred fourteen of  this  article  and  subdivision  a  of  this   section,  a  school district may require all persons offering to vote at   any school district meeting or  election  to  provide  their  signature,   printed name, and address.
NY Educ L § 2019 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2019 - Declaration in Case of Challenge of Voter.

§ 2019. Declaration  in  case  of  challenge  of  voter.  If  a person   offering to vote at any school district meeting  or  election  shall  be   challenged  as  unqualified, by any legal voter in such district, either   at such meeting or election, or by the filing of a challenge pursuant to   section two thousand fifteen of this chapter, the chairman presiding  at   such  meeting  or election shall require the person so offering, to make   the following declaration: "I do declare and affirm that I am, and  have   been,  for  the thirty days last past, an actual resident of this school   district and that I am qualified to vote at this meeting." Every  person   making  such  declaration  shall  be  permitted to vote on all questions   proposed at such meeting or election; but if any person shall refuse  to   make such declaration, his vote shall be rejected.
NY Educ L § 2020 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2020 - Penalty for False Declaration or Unauthorized Vote.

§ 2020. Penalty  for  false  declaration or unauthorized vote.   1.  A   person who  shall  wilfully  make  a  false  statement  to  a  board  of   registration,  or  to any member or members thereof, or the clerk of the   district, for the purpose of having his name placed upon  the  register,   as  provided  for  in section two thousand fifteen, shall be guilty of a   misdemeanor.2. A person who shall wilfully make a false declaration of  his  right   to vote at a school district meeting or election after his right to vote   thereat has been challenged, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.3.  Any  person not qualified to vote at such meeting or election, who   shall vote thereat, shall thereby forfeit ten dollars, to be sued for by   the supervisor for the benefit of the district.
NY Educ L § 2023-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2023-B - Certification of Compliance With Tax Levy Limit.

§ 2023-b. Certification of compliance with tax levy limit. 1. Upon the   adoption  of  the  budget  of  an  eligible  school  district, the chief   executive officer of such school district shall  certify  to  the  state   comptroller,   the   commissioner   of  taxation  and  finance  and  the   commissioner that the budget so adopted does not  exceed  the  tax  levy   limit  prescribed  by  section two thousand twenty-three-a of this part.   Such certification shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by  the   state  comptroller in consultation with the commissioner of taxation and   finance and the commissioner.2. If such a certification has been made and the actual  tax  levy  of   the  school  district  exceeds the applicable tax levy limit, the excess   amount shall be placed in reserve and used in the manner  prescribed  by   subdivision  five  of  section two thousand twenty-three-a of this part,   even if a tax levy in excess  of  the  tax  levy  limit  had  been  duly   authorized for the applicable fiscal year by the school district voters.3.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, every school   district that is subject to  the  provisions  of  section  two  thousand   twenty-three-a  of  this  part shall report both its proposed budget and   its adopted budget to the  office  of  the  state  comptroller  and  the   commissioner  at  the  time  and  in  the  manner as they may prescribe,   whether or not such budget has been or will be certified as provided  by   this subdivision.
NY Educ L § 2024 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2024 - Reference to Commissioner of Education.

§ 2024. Reference to commissioner of education.  If any question shall   arise  as  to  what  are  ordinary  contingent  expenses the same may be   referred to the commissioner of education, by a  statement  in  writing,   signed by one or more of each of the opposing parties upon the question,   and the decision of the commissioner shall be conclusive.
NY Educ L § 2025 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2025 - Procedures at School District Meetings.

§ 2025. Procedures  at school district meetings.  1. District meetings   in common school districts shall be called to order by  the  trustee  or   the  chairman  of  the  board  of  trustees or by a person chosen by the   trustee or trustees. The  qualified  voters  present  and  voting  shall   nominate  and  elect  a  qualified  voter  of  the district as permanent   chairman.2. In union free and central school districts the board  of  education   shall appoint a qualified voter of the district as permanent chairman of   each meeting or election to call such meeting or election to order. When   hours have been set for voting in the notice of meeting or election, the   chairman  shall  declare  the  polls  open and closed at the appropriate   time. No motions shall be in order during the  hours  specified  in  the   notice  for  voting.  In  districts divided into election districts, the   chief election inspector in each district shall declare the  polls  open   and closed at the appropriate time.3.  The clerk of the district shall serve as clerk of all meetings and   elections.a. In common school districts the voters present and voting may  elect   a  clerk of the meeting if the district clerk is not present. The voters   may also elect assistant clerks and election inspectors as required.  At   least  two  election  inspectors shall be elected for each ballot box or   voting machine used. The inspectors shall choose a  chief  inspector  of   election.b.  In  union free and central school districts the board of education   shall appoint a qualified voter  as  acting  clerk  in  the  absence  or   inability  to  act  of  the district clerk. The board of education shall   also appoint assistant clerks and election inspectors  as  required.  At   least  two election inspectors shall be appointed for each ballot box or   voting machine. The board of education shall designate a chief  election   inspector,  and  if  the district is divided into election districts the   board of education shall appoint a chief  election  inspector  for  each   election district.4.  The clerk and assistant clerk or clerks of the meeting or election   shall keep a true and accurate written record of all of the  proceedings   of  the  meeting or election and shall file such written record with the   clerk of the district within twenty-four  hours  after  the  meeting  or   election.5. Each assistant clerk and election inspector appointed by a board of   education  shall  be  entitled  to  compensation at a rate fixed by such   board of education.6. A person seventeen years  of  age  who  is  enrolled  in  a  school   district  and  fulfilling the requirements of section thirty-two hundred   seven-a of this chapter shall be eligible to be  appointed  as,  and  to   perform  the  duties of, an election inspector or poll clerk as provided   in this part.
NY Educ L § 2029 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2029 - Poll List.

§ 2029. Poll  list.    A  poll  list  containing  the  name  and legal   residence of every person whose vote shall be received shall be kept  by   the clerk and the assistant clerk or clerks of the meeting or election.
NY Educ L § 2030 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2030 - Ballot Box; Voting Booth.

§ 2030. Ballot  box; voting booth.  1. The trustee, board of trustees,   or board of education, shall, at the expense of the district, provide  a   suitable  box,  or  boxes, in which the ballots, folded so as to conceal   the marking thereon, shall be deposited as they are received.2. In all union free school districts the board of  education,  shall,   at  the  expense of the district, provide a voting booth, or booths, and   voters shall be required to enter such booth, or booths, for the purpose   of marking their ballots.
NY Educ L § 2031 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2031 - Election of Officers.

§ 2031. Election  of officers.  All district officers shall be elected   by ballot.
NY Educ L § 2031-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2031-A - Electioneering Within One Hundred Feet of Polling Place Prohibited; Distance Markers.

§ 2031-a. Electioneering  within  one  hundred  feet  of polling place   prohibited; distance markers.  1. At every election held for the  office   of  trustee or member of a board of education and at every vote upon any   proposition or issue in a school district where the election or vote  is   held at a different time from, and not during, the annual meeting of the   district,  there  shall  be  conspicuously  placed, by the inspectors of   election, distance markers at a distance of one hundred  feet  from  the   polling  place.  Such  distance  markers  shall indicate the prohibition   contained herein and shall be so placed at least  one-half  hour  before   the opening of the polls and shall remain until the polls are closed.2.  At such elections or voting held at a different time from, and not   during, the annual meeting of the district, while the polls are open  no   person  shall  do any electioneering within the polling place, or within   one hundred feet therefrom in any public street, or within such distance   in any place in a public manner and no  banner,  poster  or  placard  on   behalf  of  or  in opposition to any candidate or issue to be voted upon   shall be allowed in or upon the polling place or within one hundred feet   therefrom during the election.  For the purposes of  this  section,  the   one  hundred foot distance shall be deemed to include a one hundred foot   radial measured from the entrances,  designated  by  the  inspectors  of   election,  to a building where such election is being held. This section   shall not be deemed to prohibit  the  board  of  trustees  or  board  of   education  from  displaying within any polling place a copy or copies of   any budget or proposition to be voted upon.3. Any person who wilfully violates the  provisions  of  this  section   shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
NY Educ L § 2033 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2033 - Voting After Closing of Polls.

§ 2033. Voting  after closing of polls.  All qualified voters entitled   to vote who are in the place where the meeting or election is held at or   before the time of closing the polls shall be allowed to vote.
NY Educ L § 2036 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2036 - Effect of Failure to Appoint or Elect Qualified Voters as District Meeting or Election Officials.

§ 2036. Effect  of  failure  to  appoint  or elect qualified voters as   district meeting or election officials. The proceedings of no annual  or   special  school  district  meeting or election shall be held illegal for   failure to appoint or elect a qualified voter (or  a  person  satisfying   the  requirements  of subdivision eight of section 3-400 of the election   law) as an official at such district  meeting  or  election,  unless  it   shall  appear  that the acts of such official or officials were improper   or that the action of such meeting or election was prejudiced thereby.
NY Educ L § 2037 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2037 - Determination of Meeting or Election Disputes.

§ 2037. Determination  of  meeting or election disputes.  All disputes   concerning the validity of any district meeting or election or of any of   the acts of the officers of such meeting or election shall  be  referred   to  the commissioner of education for determination and his decisions in   the matter shall be final and not subject to review.   The  commissioner   may in his discretion order a new meeting or election.
NY Educ L § 2038 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 1 - General Provisions 2038 - Application of Article.

§ 2038. Application  of  article.   The provisions of part one of this   article shall apply to all school districts except as otherwise provided   by article fifty-three of  this  chapter,  and  except  to  city  school   districts of cities with one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants or   more.
NY Educ L § 2040 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 41 - District Meetings Part 2 - Contract System 2040 - District Meeting to Authorize Contract System.

§ 2040. District  meeting  to authorize contract system. 1. Any school   district may decide by a majority vote of the qualified  voters  present   and voting at a district meeting:a.  To contract for the education of all the elementary pupils of such   district in another school district in this state or  in  any  adjoining   state, instead of maintaining a home school.b.  To  contract for the education of part of the elementary pupils of   such district in  another  school  district  in  this  state  or  in  an   adjoining state and maintain a home school;c.  To  contract  for  a period of not less than two and not more than   five years for the education of all the high  school  pupils  of  grades   seven  to twelve, inclusive, of such district in another school district   in this state or in an adjoining state, instead of  maintaining  a  home   high school for such grades.d.  To  contract  for  a period of not less than two and not more than   five years for the education of some of the pupils of  grades  seven  to   twelve,  inclusive,  of such district in another school district in this   state or in an adjoining state provided that such district  maintains  a   home  high  school  for  such  grades.  Nothing  herein  shall require a   district to enter into a written contract for the education of its  high   school pupils where the term is for a period of less than two years.2.  Such  contract  may be made with one or more school districts. The   designation of the school districts with which  such  contracts  may  be   made shall be made pursuant to the commissioner's regulations.