NY Pub Off L § 31 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBO - Public Officers Article 3 - Creation and Filling of Vacancies 31 - Resignations.

§ 31. Resignations.  1.  Public  officers  may resign their offices as   follows:a.    The    governor,    lieutenant-governor,     comptroller     and   attorney-general, to the legislature;b.  All  officers  appointed by the governor alone, or by him with the   consent of the senate, to the governor;c. Senators and members of assembly,  to  the  presiding  officers  of   their respective houses;d.  Judges  and  justices  of  the  unified court system, to the chief   administrator of the courts;e. Sheriffs,  county  clerks,  district  attorneys  and  registers  of   counties, to the governor;f. Every other county officer, to the county clerk;g. Every town officer, to the town clerk;h. The officer of any other municipal corporation, to the clerk of the   corporation;i. United States senators, to the secretary of state.j.  Representatives in the House of Representatives of the Congress of   the United States, to the secretary of state.k. Every other appointive officer, where  not  otherwise  provided  by   law,  to  the body, board or officer that appointed him, and every other   elective officer, where not otherwise provided by law, to the  secretary   of state.2.  Every  resignation shall be in writing addressed to the officer or   body to whom it is made. If no  effective  date  is  specified  in  such   resignation,  it  shall  take effect upon delivery to or filing with the   proper officer or body. If  an  effective  date  is  specified  in  such   resignation,  it  shall  take  effect  upon the date specified, provided   however, that in no event shall the effective date of  such  resignation   be  more  than  thirty  days  subsequent  to the date of its delivery or   filing; except that the effective date of the resignation of a judge  or   justice  of the unified court system may be up to ninety days subsequent   to the date on which such  resignation  is  delivered  or  filed.  If  a   resignation  specifies  an  effective date that is more than thirty days   subsequent to the date of its delivery or filing, or  more  than  ninety   days  subsequent  thereto  where  such resignation is that of a judge or   justice, such resignation shall  take  effect  upon  the  expiration  of   thirty  days  from  the  date  of  its  delivery  or filing, or upon the   expiration of ninety days therefrom, as appropriate.3. A resignation addressed to an officer shall be delivered to him  at   his place of business or filed in his office.A resignation addressed to the legislature or to the presiding officer   of  either  house  thereof,  shall  be  delivered  to and filed with the   secretary of state, and he shall forthwith communicate the fact of  such   resignation  to  the  legislature or to such house, if in session, or if   not, at its first meeting thereafter.A resignation addressed to any other body shall be  delivered  to  the   presiding officer or clerk of such body, if there be one, and if not, to   any member thereof, and shall be filed with the clerk, or if there be no   clerk,  with the other records of such body. A delivery at the office or   place  of  residence  or  business  of  the  person  to  whom  any  such   resignation may be delivered shall be a sufficient delivery thereof.4.  A resignation delivered or filed pursuant to this section, whether   effective immediately  or  at  a  specified  future  date,  may  not  be   withdrawn,  cancelled,  or  amended  except by consent of the officer to   whom it is delivered or body with which it is filed.5. If a resignation from an elective office is  received  pursuant  to   the   provisions  of  this  section,  the  official  who  receives  such    resignation shall immediately notify the state board of elections of the   fact of such resignation and the effective date, if any,  set  forth  in   such resignation.