Section 2-218. Registration list of voters  


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  • 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.