Section 3-214. Board of elections; general office and branches, hours  


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      The board of elections in the city of New York shall maintain an  office
      in  the  borough  of  Manhattan, which shall be the headquarters of such
      board, and an office in each borough of the  city.  Elsewhere,  in  each
      county, the county legislative body shall provide the board of elections
      for such county with proper and suitable offices.
        2.  Any  board of elections may establish as many fixed branch offices
      as it deems necessary.
        3. Each office shall be open at least every business day during  usual
      business  hours, except that each central board office shall be open for
      the receipt of papers at least between the hours of nine A.M.  and  five
      P.M.  on  the last day on which a paper may be filed with it and on such
      other days and hours as may be required  herein.  In  each  of  the  two
      calendar  weeks  before  each general election, each office shall remain
      open on at least two business days until at  least  seven  P.M.  and  on
      Saturdays from not later than nine A.M. until at least noon. In the city
      of New York, each office shall also remain open on the Sunday before the
      general election from not later than ten A.M. until at least one P.M.