N.Y. County Law § 257: Permissive referendum

§ 257. Permissive referendum. 1. The provisions of sections one

hundred one and one hundred two of this chapter and the applicable

provisions of the election law as to conduct of elections and

qualifications of voters shall apply to permissive referenda conducted

hereunder, except that only those electors shall be qualified to sign a

petition and to vote who are resident within an area included in the

proposed county district, and provided further that the number of

signatures required on the petition shall be one hundred or five per

centum of the owners of taxable real property situated within the

proposed district, whichever shall be less.

2. The clerk of the board of supervisors shall cause to be prepared

and have available for distribution proper forms for such petition and

shall distribute a supply to any person requesting the same.

3. Where there are no resident electors within an area included in the

proposed county district, the referendum may be waived upon

certification by the county board of elections that there are no

qualified electors.