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§  575.  County  comptroller;  term;  vacancy.  The  office  of county  comptroller may be  created  in  any  county  upon  the  adoption  of  a  proposition submitted at a general election. The board of supervisors of  its  own  motion  by  local  law adopted prior to September first in any  year, may create the office of county comptroller. Any  such  local  law  shall  be  subject  to  a mandatory referendum. A copy of such local law  duly certified by the clerk of the board shall be filed  forthwith  with  the  board  of elections of the county which shall cause the proposition  to be submitted at the next general election  occurring  not  less  than  sixty  days after the local law is filed with the board. Upon the filing  with the board of elections prior to September first in any  year  of  a  petition  duly  signed  and  acknowledged  or  authenticated in the same  manner as a primary petition, by electors of  the  county  equal  to  at  least  five per centum of the total vote cast for governor in the county  at the last general election at which a governor  was  elected,  praying  that  the  office  of  county  comptroller be created in the county, the  board of elections shall cause the proposition to be  submitted  to  the  electors of the county at the next general election following the filing  of the petition. The proposition shall be substantially in the following  form:  "Shall  the office of county comptroller be created in the county  of .......... ?" The proposition shall be submitted to the  electors  of  the  county in the manner provided by this chapter for the submission of  a mandatory or permissive referendum. If the vote be in the affirmative,  at the first general election held thereafter there shall be  elected  a  county  comptroller  whose  term shall be three years from and including  the first day of January following his election. Until  such  office  be  abolished  in  the  same  manner  as created, there shall continue to be  elected a county comptroller for the term of  three  years.  The  county  comptroller  shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, take  the constitutional oath of office and execute to the county and file  an  official  undertaking  as  provided  in  section  eleven  of  the public  officers law. Any vacancy in the office of county comptroller  shall  be  filled  by  the  governor  in  the  same manner as other elective county  officers.

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Statutes > New-york > Cnt > Article-14 > 575

§  575.  County  comptroller;  term;  vacancy.  The  office  of county  comptroller may be  created  in  any  county  upon  the  adoption  of  a  proposition submitted at a general election. The board of supervisors of  its  own  motion  by  local  law adopted prior to September first in any  year, may create the office of county comptroller. Any  such  local  law  shall  be  subject  to  a mandatory referendum. A copy of such local law  duly certified by the clerk of the board shall be filed  forthwith  with  the  board  of elections of the county which shall cause the proposition  to be submitted at the next general election  occurring  not  less  than  sixty  days after the local law is filed with the board. Upon the filing  with the board of elections prior to September first in any  year  of  a  petition  duly  signed  and  acknowledged  or  authenticated in the same  manner as a primary petition, by electors of  the  county  equal  to  at  least  five per centum of the total vote cast for governor in the county  at the last general election at which a governor  was  elected,  praying  that  the  office  of  county  comptroller be created in the county, the  board of elections shall cause the proposition to be  submitted  to  the  electors of the county at the next general election following the filing  of the petition. The proposition shall be substantially in the following  form:  "Shall  the office of county comptroller be created in the county  of .......... ?" The proposition shall be submitted to the  electors  of  the  county in the manner provided by this chapter for the submission of  a mandatory or permissive referendum. If the vote be in the affirmative,  at the first general election held thereafter there shall be  elected  a  county  comptroller  whose  term shall be three years from and including  the first day of January following his election. Until  such  office  be  abolished  in  the  same  manner  as created, there shall continue to be  elected a county comptroller for the term of  three  years.  The  county  comptroller  shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, take  the constitutional oath of office and execute to the county and file  an  official  undertaking  as  provided  in  section  eleven  of  the public  officers law. Any vacancy in the office of county comptroller  shall  be  filled  by  the  governor  in  the  same manner as other elective county  officers.

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Statutes > New-york > Cnt > Article-14 > 575

§  575.  County  comptroller;  term;  vacancy.  The  office  of county  comptroller may be  created  in  any  county  upon  the  adoption  of  a  proposition submitted at a general election. The board of supervisors of  its  own  motion  by  local  law adopted prior to September first in any  year, may create the office of county comptroller. Any  such  local  law  shall  be  subject  to  a mandatory referendum. A copy of such local law  duly certified by the clerk of the board shall be filed  forthwith  with  the  board  of elections of the county which shall cause the proposition  to be submitted at the next general election  occurring  not  less  than  sixty  days after the local law is filed with the board. Upon the filing  with the board of elections prior to September first in any  year  of  a  petition  duly  signed  and  acknowledged  or  authenticated in the same  manner as a primary petition, by electors of  the  county  equal  to  at  least  five per centum of the total vote cast for governor in the county  at the last general election at which a governor  was  elected,  praying  that  the  office  of  county  comptroller be created in the county, the  board of elections shall cause the proposition to be  submitted  to  the  electors of the county at the next general election following the filing  of the petition. The proposition shall be substantially in the following  form:  "Shall  the office of county comptroller be created in the county  of .......... ?" The proposition shall be submitted to the  electors  of  the  county in the manner provided by this chapter for the submission of  a mandatory or permissive referendum. If the vote be in the affirmative,  at the first general election held thereafter there shall be  elected  a  county  comptroller  whose  term shall be three years from and including  the first day of January following his election. Until  such  office  be  abolished  in  the  same  manner  as created, there shall continue to be  elected a county comptroller for the term of  three  years.  The  county  comptroller  shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, take  the constitutional oath of office and execute to the county and file  an  official  undertaking  as  provided  in  section  eleven  of  the public  officers law. Any vacancy in the office of county comptroller  shall  be  filled  by  the  governor  in  the  same manner as other elective county  officers.