N.Y. County Law § 280-h: Permissive referendum

§ 280-h. Permissive referendum. 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 five hundred or five per centum of the owners of

taxable real property situated within the proposed district, whichever

shall be less.

The clerk of the governing body 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.