§ 3-202 — Election commissioners; term of office

§ 3-202. Election commissioners; term of office. 1. The term of office\nof an election commissioner shall be two years beginning January first\nof each odd numbered year except that in the city of New York and the\ncounty of Schenectady the term shall be four years beginning on January\nfirst of each alternate odd numbered year. The county legislative body\nof any other county may determine that the commissioners of elections\nthereafter appointed shall serve for a term of four years. Such\ndetermination may be rescinded by a subsequent action of the county\nlegislative body which shall take effect at the expiration of the terms\nof the commissioners then in office.\n 2. The local legislative body may, at any time, determine that the\nterms of office for commissioners shall be staggered and may make\nsubsequent appointments so as to provide for staggered terms of office\nthereafter.\n