Opn. No.

HON. THOMAS W. WALLACE Executive Director, State Board of Elections

This is in reply to your request for my opinion as to whether or not investigators employed by the State Board of Elections, who have all the powers of peace officers pursuant to Executive Law, § 69, are permitted under existing law to carry weapons.

Executive Law, § 69 authorized the Attorney General to appoint special deputies and investigators for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the Election Law and the Penal Law relating to crimes against the elective franchise. That section further provided that "Any such…