§11-71 - Precinct officials; precinct requirements.
PART VI. PRECINCT OFFICIALS AND WATCHERS
§11-71 Precinct officials; precinct requirements. There shall be not less than three precinct officials for each precinct one of whom shall be the chairperson; provided that in precincts where more than one voting unit has been established, there shall be three precinct officials for each unit. The chairperson of precinct officials shall have authority in all units of the precinct.
In all precincts, the chief election officer may assign additional precinct officials, at least one of whom may be designated a voter assistance official.
So far as reasonably practicable, excepting the chairperson, not more than fifty per cent of the precinct officials in any precinct shall be of the same political party. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(t); am L 1977, c 151, §1; gen ch 1993]