2-218 - Registration list of voters.

§  2-218  Registration list of voters. 1. Preparation. It shall be the  duty of the clerk of each town in which a portion of  such  teritory  is  located  to  make  and file in his office, at least ten days before such  election an accurate list of voters, alphabetically  arranged,  who  are  qualified  to  vote at such election. Such list shall be copied from the  registration poll records for the last preceding general  election,  and  shall be modified in accordance with whatever information the town clerk  may have or receive from the board of elections.    2.  Inspection  of  and additions to registration list. At least three  days prior to such election and not on a Sunday  the  registration  list  for  such  election  shall  be  open for inspection by the public in the  office of the town clerk preparing same  between  the  hours  of  twelve  o'clock  noon  and nine o'clock in the evening where and when any person  claiming to be qualified to vote at such  election  whose  name  is  not  included  in  the registration list of voters therefor may apply to such  clerk for a revision of such list to include his or her name. The clerk,  upon presentation of proper proofs showing that such person is  or  will  at  the  time of such election be qualified to vote for town officers of  such town as a resident of such territory, shall  revise  such  list  to  include the name of such person.    3. Notice of availability of list for inspection and additions. Within  ten  days  after  the right to an election is complete the town clerk of  each town in which any portion of such territory is located shall  cause  to  be  posted  in  five  public  places  in that part of such territory  located in such town and also to be published  at  least  twice  in  the  newspaper  or  newspapers  designated  pursuant to subdivision eleven of  section sixty-four of the town law, a notice: that a  registration  list  of  voters  qualified  to  vote  at  such election will be available for  inspection in his office between the hours of twelve  o'clock  noon  and  nine  o'clock  in the evening on a day specified therein which day shall  not be on a Sunday and shall be  at  least  three  days  prior  to  such  election;  that  at  said time and place said list will be available for  inspection by the public; and also that at said time and  place  persons  claiming to be qualified to vote at such election whose names are not on  such  list  may,  upon  presentation  of proper proofs, have their names  added thereto. For the purposes of this section, in the event  that  the  town  maintains  a  website, one of the posting requirements required by  this subdivision may be fulfilled by posting  such  information  on  the  town's website.    4.  No  person  shall  be entitled to vote at such election whose name  does not appear on the registration list of voters.