§ 771. Registration of electors. No new registration of electors shall be necessary in case of consolidation, but all elector registrations of the component local government entities shall be transferred to the proper registration books of the consolidated local government entity, and new registrations shall be made as provided by law as if no consolidation had taken place.

Terms Used In N.Y. General Municipal Law 771

  • Consolidated local government entity: shall mean a local government entity resulting from successful consolidation proceedings conducted pursuant to this article. See N.Y. General Municipal Law 750
  • Consolidation: shall mean either (a) the combination of two or more local government entities resulting in the termination of the existence of each of the entities to be consolidated and the creation of a new entity which assumes jurisdiction over all of the terminated entities, or (b) the combination of two or more local government entities resulting in the termination of the existence of all but one of the entities which shall absorb the terminated entity or entities. See N.Y. General Municipal Law 750
  • Elector: shall mean a registered voter of this state registered to vote in the local government entity subject to consolidation or dissolution proceedings conducted pursuant to this article. See N.Y. General Municipal Law 750
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