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N.Y. ELN Law § 3-300

This is the official text of N.Y. ELN Law § 3-300, part of New York’s ELN Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "ELN Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Board employees; appointment

Official statutory text

§ 3-300. Board employees; appointment. Every board of elections shall\nappoint, and at its pleasure remove, clerks, voting machine technicians,\ncustodians and other employees, fix their number, prescribe their\nduties, fix their titles and rank and establish their salaries within\nthe amounts appropriated therefor by the local legislative body and\nshall secure in the appointment of employees of the board of elections\nequal representation of the major political parties. Every commissioner\nin each board of elections except for commissioners of the board of\nelections of the city of New York, may approve and at pleasure remove a\ndeputy, establish his title and prescribe his duties. In the city of New\nYork, the board of elections shall appoint an executive director and a\ndeputy executive director whose duties it shall be to supervise the\noperations of the board of elections under the supervision of such\nboard.\n

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