New York Laws
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.