2013 New York Consolidated Laws
VIL - Village
Article 2 - (2-200 - 2-258) INCORPORATION
2-218 - Registration list of voters.

 
    §  2-218  Registration list of voters. 1. Preparation. It shall be the
  duty of the clerk of each town in which a portion of  such  teritory  is
  located  to  make  and file in his office, at least ten days before such
  election an accurate list of voters, alphabetically  arranged,  who  are
  qualified  to  vote at such election. Such list shall be copied from the
  registration poll records for the last preceding general  election,  and
  shall be modified in accordance with whatever information the town clerk
  may have or receive from the board of elections.
    2.  Inspection  of  and additions to registration list. At least three
  days prior to such election and not on a Sunday  the  registration  list
  for  such  election  shall  be  open for inspection by the public in the
  office of the town clerk preparing same  between  the  hours  of  twelve
  o'clock  noon  and nine o'clock in the evening where and when any person
  claiming to be qualified to vote at such  election  whose  name  is  not
  included  in  the registration list of voters therefor may apply to such
  clerk for a revision of such list to include his or her name. The clerk,
  upon presentation of proper proofs showing that such person is  or  will
  at  the  time of such election be qualified to vote for town officers of
  such town as a resident of such territory, shall  revise  such  list  to
  include the name of such person.
    3. Notice of availability of list for inspection and additions. Within
  ten  days  after  the right to an election is complete the town clerk of
  each town in which any portion of such territory is located shall  cause
  to  be  posted  in  five  public  places  in that part of such territory
  located in such town and also to be published  at  least  twice  in  the
  newspaper  or  newspapers  designated  pursuant to subdivision eleven of
  section sixty-four of the town law, a notice: that a  registration  list
  of  voters  qualified  to  vote  at  such election will be available for
  inspection in his office between the hours of twelve  o'clock  noon  and
  nine  o'clock  in the evening on a day specified therein which day shall
  not be on a Sunday and shall be  at  least  three  days  prior  to  such
  election;  that  at  said time and place said list will be available for
  inspection by the public; and also that at said time and  place  persons
  claiming to be qualified to vote at such election whose names are not on
  such  list  may,  upon  presentation  of proper proofs, have their names
  added thereto. For the purposes of this section, in the event  that  the
  town  maintains  a  website, one of the posting requirements required by
  this subdivision may be fulfilled by posting  such  information  on  the
  town's website.
    4.  No  person  shall  be entitled to vote at such election whose name
  does not appear on the registration list of voters.