New York Laws
Title 2 - Board of Elections
3-202 - Election Commissioners; Term of Office.

§ 3-202. Election commissioners; term of office. 1. The term of office
of an election commissioner shall be two years beginning January first
of each odd numbered year except that in the city of New York and the
county of Schenectady the term shall be four years beginning on January
first of each alternate odd numbered year. The county legislative body
of any other county may determine that the commissioners of elections
thereafter appointed shall serve for a term of four years. Such
determination may be rescinded by a subsequent action of the county
legislative body which shall take effect at the expiration of the terms
of the commissioners then in office.

2. The local legislative body may, at any time, determine that the
terms of office for commissioners shall be staggered and may make
subsequent appointments so as to provide for staggered terms of office
thereafter.