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 chapter and provision shall be made for absentee ballots as provided in section two thousand eighteen-a or two thousand eighteen-b of this chapter. 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 chapter. 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.
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