NY Elec L § 5-202 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 5 - Registration and Enrollment of Voters Title 2 - Registration and Enrollment 5-202 - Local Registration; Provision For.

§ 5-202. Local registration; provision for. 1. The board of inspectors   for  every  election  district  shall meet for the purpose of taking the   registration of voters not earlier than the sixth Saturday or later than   the fourth Saturday before each general election. During such period, in   the city of New York and  in  counties  having  a  population  of  three   hundred  thousand  or more, the board shall hold two meetings each year,   including at least one on a Saturday. During such period, in  all  other   counties,  the  board  shall  hold one meeting each year, on a Saturday,   except that in years in which a president of the United States is to  be   elected,  the board shall hold two such meetings, including at least one   on a Saturday. If the polling place of an election district  is  located   in a building owned by a religious organization or used by it as a place   of  worship,  the  building  will  not  be required to be open for voter   registration on any Saturday  if  this  is  contrary  to  the  religious   beliefs  of  the  religious organization. The dates of such meetings and   any additional  meetings  that  the  board  of  elections  may,  in  its   discretion,  direct  to  be  held  shall  be  determined by the board of   elections except that no such meeting shall be  held  on  the  religious   holidays  of Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashana, Simchas Torah, Shmini Atzereth or   Succoth.  The board of elections shall  also  determine  the  hours  for   conducting all such meetings, provided, however, that there shall be not   less than seven consecutive hours for registration on a Saturday and not   less than three and one-half consecutive hours on any other meeting day.   The  days  and  hours  of  registration  shall be uniform throughout the   county and in the city of New York throughout  the  city,  and  meetings   shall begin not earlier than six o'clock in the morning and continue not   later  than half-past ten o'clock in the evening and no Saturday meeting   shall end before nine o'clock in the evening.2. Local registration shall always be received by two members  of  the   local  board  of inspectors, representing respectively the two political   parties as provided herein for the appointment of inspectors.3. The last day of local registration shall be uniform throughout  the   state  and  such registration day shall be designated by the state board   of elections not later than the first day of June preceding the  general   election  in  each year. Such statewide registration day shall be one of   the registration days hereinabove provided in  this  section,  provided,   however,  that  in  any year in which presidential and vice-presidential   electors are to be elected such day shall not be more than  thirty  days   before  the  general  election.  If  the  polling  place  of an election   district is located in a building owned by a religious  organization  or   used  by  it as a place of worship, the building will not be required to   be open for voter registration on a Saturday if this is contrary to  the   religious beliefs of the religious organization.4.  Each board of elections shall make and file in its office and with   the state board of elections a determination as to the dates  and  hours   for  local  registration  not  later  than  the  tenth  day of July next   preceding the general election in each  year,  and  shall  publish  such   dates and hours at least once in the two week period preceding the first   day  of  such registration.  Such publication shall be in two newspapers   published within the county. If the county contains a city or cities, at   least one of such newspapers shall be published  in  the  city,  or  the   largest city, if there be more than one.5.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter, in any   year the board of elections may provide that a single place and a single   board of inspectors shall be used for taking the local  registration  of   two  or more election districts provided that such board shall find that   more than one-half the anticipated registrants  in  such  districts  are   already  registered  permanently. In cities, notice of such action shall    be published with the list of registration places as  provided  in  this   chapter.  In  towns,  the  board of elections shall cause notice of such   action with the location of the registration place designated  for  such   election  district to be posted in five conspicuous public places within   each affected election  district  or  to  be  published  in  the  manner   provided  by  this  chapter  for  the  optional publication of places of   registration. In all cases where notice is  given  by  publication,  the   board  of elections shall cause notice of such action, with the location   of the registration place designated for such election  district  to  be   posted,  on  the  days  of  registration, at the entrance to the regular   polling place for each affected election district.6. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any board  of   elections,  and  in  the city of New York, the board of elections of the   city of New York, may, by resolution adopted not later  than  the  first   day  of  July  in any year, except a year in which presidential and vice   presidential electors are to be elected, provide  that  no  meeting  for   local  registration shall be held in the county or the city of New York.   If a board of elections or the board of elections of  the  city  of  New   York  adopts  a  resolution eliminating meetings for local registration,   such resolution shall remain in effect for such year and each succeeding   year, except years in which presidential and vice presidential  electors   are  to  be  elected,  unless  it is thereafter repealed by a resolution   adopted at least sixty days prior to the first  day  for  holding  local   registrations as provided for under the provisions of this article.