§ 1512. Proceedings at meeting for consolidation; adoption of
resolution; proceedings to be filed. 1. Such meeting shall be organized
as provided in section fifteen hundred twenty-three. Such meeting may
adopt a resolution to consolidate such districts if two-thirds of the
qualified electors of each district having less than fifteen of such
electors are present, or in case of districts having fifteen or more
qualified electors if ten or more are present. The vote upon such
resolution shall be by ballot or by taking and recording the ayes and
noes. If the vote shall be by taking and recording the ayes and noes,
the clerk and such assistants as may be provided for him by the meeting
shall keep a poll-list upon which shall be recorded the names of all
qualified electors voting upon the resolution, the districts in which
such electors reside, and how each elector voted. If the vote shall be
by ballot, one or more inspectors of election shall be appointed in such
manner as the meeting shall determine, who shall receive the votes cast,
canvass the same and announce the result of the ballot to the chairman.
If the vote shall be by ballot then voting machines may be used in the
manner prescribed by section two thousand thirty-five of this title and
provision shall be made for absentee ballots as provided in section two
thousand eighteen-a or two thousand eighteen-b of this title, whichever
shall apply, and early mail ballots as provided in section two thousand
eighteen-e or two thousand eighteen-f of this title, whichever shall
apply. If it shall appear that a majority of the qualified electors
present and voting from each district are in favor of such resolution,
it shall be declared adopted and where at least one of the districts
consolidated is a union free school district it shall be lawful for such
meeting thereafter to proceed to the election of a board of education as
provided in sections seventeen hundred two and seventeen hundred four of
this title. If a majority of the qualified electors present and voting
from each district are not in favor of such resolution, all further
proceedings at such meeting, except a motion to reconsider or adjourn,
shall be dispensed with and no such meeting shall be again called within
one year thereafter.

2. Copies of such request, notice of meeting, order of the
commissioner of education directing a qualified elector to call such
meeting, if any, and the minutes of the meeting, including the record of
the vote upon the resolution and where at least one of the districts
consolidated is a union free school district if such resolution be
adopted a record of the declaration of the election of a board of
education, duly certified by the chairman and clerk, shall be
transmitted by either the chairman or clerk, one to the commissioner of
education, and one to the district superintendent of schools in whose
jurisdiction such districts are located.