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  Such  determination  may  be  rescinded  by  a subsequent action of the county  legislative body which shall take effect at the expiration of the  terms  of the commissioners then in office.    2.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.