§ 3-302. Voting machine technicians and custodians; appointment,
duties. 1. The board of elections shall appoint as many voting machine
technicians and voting machine custodians as shall be necessary for the
proper preparation and repair of voting machines. Voting machine
technicians may be full time employees of the board of elections and may
also serve as voting machine custodians as hereinafter provided. No
person shall be appointed as a voting machine technician or voting
machine custodian who is a candidate for any public office to be voted
for by the voters of the district in which he is to serve.

2. The voting machine technicians shall, under the direction of the
board of elections supervise the preparation of the voting machines.
They shall inspect voting machines to insure that they are in proper
repair and working order and shall notify the board of elections and the
appropriate town or city clerk of the repairs found to be needed on any
machine. They shall have the authority to recommend the rejection of a
machine to the board of elections as not in suitable mechanical
condition for use in an election. They shall perform all other duties as
required by the board of elections.

3. The board of elections shall, before the fifteenth day of January
of each year, appoint as many custodians of voting machines as may be
necessary for the proper preparation of the machines. The custodian
shall, under the direction of the board of elections, have charge of and
represent the board of elections during the preparation of the voting
machines and serve at the pleasure of the board of elections.

4. The board of elections shall as often as necessary provide a course
of training and education on the preparation, use, maintenance and
repair of the voting machine. Attendance at such course shall be
required of all voting machine technicians who have not previously
completed such a course satisfactorily.

5. Any person who fails to satisfactorily complete such a course shall
not be permitted to serve as a voting machine technician.

6. Voting machine custodians shall be paid for their services an
amount fixed by the board of elections, which amount shall, however, be
approved by the legislative body of the county and shall be payable by
the county, or in the case of the city of New York, payable by such
city.

7. Salaries of voting machine technicians shall be fixed by the board
of elections as provided herein and provided further that the salaries
for each technician may vary dependent on the number of machines to be
serviced, other duties assigned and such other factors as the board may
consider relevant.