HomeMy WebLinkAboutNotice of hearings and elections NY Town Law N.Y. Town Law Section
175-C
Notice of hearings and
elections
1. In addition to any other notice or posting requirement, every fire district secretary
shall cause a notice of any upcoming hearing or election to be posted on the fire
district website, if one exists. Such notice shall be posted for at least fifteen days
prior to such hearing or election and shall not be posted any sooner than twenty
days before such hearing or election. If the fire district maintains a sign board, a
copy of such notice shall also be posted on the sign board.
2. Every fire district secretary shall provide, in a timely manner, a notice of any
upcoming hearing or election to be posted on the municipal website of any town
located within the geographic boundaries of the district, or any town or fire district
with which the district contracts. Such posting shall only be required if such a
website exists. Such notice shall be posted for at least fifteen days prior to such
hearing or election and shall not be posted any sooner than twenty days before
such hearing or election. In addition, the town clerk shall post or cause to be
posted on the bulletin board in his or her office a copy of such notice and on the
sign board maintained by him or her pursuant to subdivision six of§ 30 (Powers
and duties of town clerk).The town clerk shall cooperate with the fire district to
ensure the timely notification of the upcoming hearing or election.
3. The notice required by this section shall specify the time when and the place where
such hearing or election will be held, and, with respect to elections, the officers to
be elected, their terms of office, and details regarding other matters to be voted on,
as well as the hours during which the polls will be open for the receipt of ballots.
Location:
https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._town_law_section_175-
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Original Source: Section 175-C—Notice of hearings and
elections, https://www.nysenate.-
gov/legislation/laws/TWN/175-C (last accessed Jun. 21, 2025).
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