NY Elec L § 15-104 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 15 - Village Elections 15-104 - General Village Election.

§ 15-104. General village election. 1. a. The general village election shall  be held on the third Tuesday in March except in any village which presently elects, or  hereafter  adopts  a  proposition  to  elect,  its officers on a date other than the third Tuesday in March.   b.  In any village in which the general village election, or a special village election for officers pursuant to this chapter, is scheduled  to be  held  on  the  third  Tuesday  of  March,  for any year in which the seventeenth day of March shall  fall  on  such  Tuesday,  the  board  of trustees  of such village shall provide, by the resolution prescribed by paragraph b of subdivision three of this  section,  that  such  election shall  be  held  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  March. Any provision of a resolution adopted pursuant to  this  subdivision  shall  not  otherwise alter the political calendar for any such election, which shall continue to  be  computed  from  the  third Tuesday of March. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision five of  this  section,  any  provision  of  a resolution  adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall be effective only if such provision is specifically published as provided by this section.   c. The board of trustees of a village may adopt a resolution,  subject to  a  permissive  referendum as provided in article nine of the village law, providing that village elections shall be conducted by the board of elections. The board of trustees of a village which has adopted  such  a resolution and which is wholly in one county may also adopt a resolution providing  that  village elections shall occur on the day of the general election provided that all the election districts contained within  such village  are  wholly  within  such  village.  Upon  approval  of  such a resolution by the board of  trustees  and,  if  requested  by  petition, approval  by  a  vote of the qualified voters of the village, the county board of elections shall conduct  all  village  elections  including  in those  cases  in which such village elections are held on the day of the general election, primary elections, if any. Such  resolution  shall  be effective  for  all  elections in such village held more than six months after such resolution is adopted, provided however,  that  a  resolution providing  that  village elections shall occur on the day of the general election, shall be effective for such  elections  in  such  village  for which  the  primary  election  is  held  more than six months after such resolution is adopted.   d. Except as otherwise provided by law, to be  elected  in  a  village election,  a  candidate must receive more votes than any other candidate for the office. In the event of a tie at a village election,  a  run-off election shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of section 15-126 of  this article; provided, however, that if all candidates receiving an equal number of votes agree to waive a run-off  election,  the  election shall  be  determined  according  to  the  provisions  of paragraph d of subdivision two of section 15-126 of this article.   2. A proposition changing the date of  the  general  village  election shall  not  become effective until the next election regularly scheduled to be held more than one hundred twenty  days  following  its  adoption. Upon the adoption of such a proposition, the term of any village officer elected  at  the  election  at which such proposition is adopted or less than one hundred twenty-one days thereafter, and the term of any village officer whose successor is  scheduled  to  be  selected  more  than  one hundred twenty days thereafter shall be extended until the date fixed as a result of such proposition for his successor to take office.   3. a. The village clerk of a village shall, at least four months prior to  the general village election publish a notice designating the office or offices to be filled at such election and the term or terms  thereof. In the event of a special village election to fill a vacancy as provided  in  this  article,  such  notice  shall be published at least sixty days prior to the date of such special election.   b.  The  board  of  trustees  of  a village shall, at least sixty days before any village election conducted by either the village clerk or the board of elections on  a  date  other  than  the  date  of  the  general election, adopt a resolution which shall state:  (1) the polling place in each election district  (2)  the  hours  during  which  the  polls  shall be open, which shall include at least the hours from noon to nine o'clock in the evening.   c. The village clerk shall publish, at least ten  days  prior  to  any village election, a notice which shall state:  (1) the polling place in each election district  (2) the hours during which the polls shall be open  (3)  the names and addresses of all those who have been duly nominated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for village office  by certificate  or petition of nomination duly filed with the village clerk and the office and term of such office  for  which  they  have  been  so nominated  (4) an abstract of any proposition to be voted upon.   4.  In  addition  to  such publication, a copy of such notice shall be posted in at least six conspicuous public places within the village  and at each polling place at least one day before the village election.   5.  The  failure  of  the  village  to  publish  and post all required information shall not invalidate the election provided, however, that  a vote  on  a proposition shall be void if the required notice of election is not given.