N.Y. County Law § 102: Procedure on mandatory and permissive referendum

§ 102. Procedure on mandatory and permissive referendum. 1. The

resolution shall recite the form of the proposition, which shall contain

a brief statement of the text of the resolution together with its

number. The clerk of the board of supervisors shall transmit such

proposition forthwith to the board of elections of the county. A

sufficient number of copies of such proposition and abstract shall be

printed and made available to the electors at the time of registration

or otherwise in advance of the election, and in addition, a sufficient

number of copies shall be delivered with the other election supplies,

and distributed to the electors at the election. If there be more than

one such proposition to be voted upon at such election, each proposition

shall be separately and consecutively numbered.

2. The board of elections shall cause any such proposition to be

submitted to the qualified electors of the county in the manner provided

in the election law. The method and manner of submission, preparation

and provision of ballots and ballot labels, use of voting machines,

qualification of voters, correcting registers, and conducting the

election, canvassing the result and making and filing the returns, and

all other procedure with reference to the submission of any such

proposition, shall be the same as in the case of any other proposition

to be submitted to the electors of a county at a general or special

election as provided by law. If a majority of the votes cast on any

such proposition shall be in the affirmative, the resolution shall be

approved.