N.Y. Alternative County Government Law § 651: Petition

§ 651. Petition. Upon the filing with the clerk of the board of

supervisors of a petition signed by electors of the county equal in

number to at least ten per centum of the whole number of votes cast in

the county for governor at the last gubernatorial election asking that a

referendum be held on the question of adopting one of the alternative

forms of county government authorized by this chapter, with or without

variations, the board of supervisors shall cause the question to be

submitted to the electors of the county in the manner hereinafter

provided. Proceedings may be instituted and maintained to contest the

sufficiency and validity of any petition in the manner provided in the

election law, as though such petition were a designating petition. If

the petition be sufficient and valid, the board of supervisors shall by

resolution cause the question to be submitted to the electors of the

county for approval or disapproval at the next general election

occurring in an odd-numbered year and not less than sixty days after the

date on which the petition is filed.