§ 82. Notice of submission of proposition; hours of voting. The town
board shall adopt a resolution at least twenty days before every special
town election designating the hours of opening and closing the polls and
the place or places of holding the election, and setting forth in full
all propositions to be voted upon. If the town board shall designate
more than one voting place, the resolution and the notice hereinafter
provided for shall specify the place at which the qualified voters of
each election district shall vote. The polls shall remain open for at
least six consecutive hours between eight o'clock in the forenoon and
eight o'clock in the evening. The voting upon a proposition shall be by
ballot and each proposition submitted shall be separately stated and
numbered thereon. The town clerk shall give notice of such special town
election at the expense of the town by the publication of a notice in a
newspaper published in said town, if there be any, or, if there be none,
in a newspaper published in the county having general circulation in the
town, specifying the time when and place or places where such election
will be held, the hours during which the polls will remain open for the
purpose of receiving ballots, and setting forth in full all propositions
to be voted upon. The first publication of such notice shall be at least
ten days prior to the time of such special election. In addition, the
town clerk shall post or cause to be posted a copy of such notice on the
sign-board of the town maintained pursuant to subdivision six of section
thirty of this chapter at least ten days prior to such election. In the
event that any such questions or propositions shall be submitted at a
biennial town election, notice that the same will be submitted setting
them forth in full shall be published and posted in the manner above
provided for special town elections.