A necessary right-of-passage for literally hundreds of state and local government boards, special districts and other governmental and quasi-governmental entities in New York, is the taking and filing of oaths of office by their members. For some, it is a solemn event with right hands raised and left hands on a Bible as family, friends and colleagues look on. For others, it is a far more ministerial process, but nonetheless just as important. For all, as critical a step is as taking the oath, the filing of that oath in the appropriate office and within a specific time is equally as vital to make it official.