Filed Date: 5/20/1982
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
Gustave Fishel, III, Esq. Village Attorney, Ocean Beach
You have asked whether a change in the date of the general village election from the third Tuesday in June to the first Friday in June must be approved by the qualified voters of the village.
The general village election is to be held on the third Tuesday in March except in villages that have changed the date to the third Tuesday in June (Election Law, §
A change of the date of the general village election from the third Tuesday in June to the first Friday in June does not change the month of the village election, and, therefore, is not subject to voter approval (Village Law, §
We note that a change in the date of the general village election to another date within the same month would not change the date of commencement of the village's official year, which is the time when previously elected officers begin their terms of office (Village Law, §
We conclude that a change in the time of conducting the general village election from one date to another in the same month may be accomplished by resolution, without the necessity of voter approval.
The Attorney General renders formal opinions only to officers and departments of the State government. This perforce is an informal and unofficial expression of views of this office.