N.Y. Election Law § 1-102: Applicability of chapter

§ 1-102. Applicability of chapter. This chapter shall govern the

conduct of all elections at which voters of the state of New York may

cast a ballot for the purpose of electing an individual to any party

position or nominating or electing an individual to any federal, state,

county, city, town or village office, or deciding any ballot question

submitted to all the voters of the state or the voters of any county or

city, or deciding any ballot question submitted to the voters of any

town or village at the time of a general election. Where a specific

provision of law exists in any other law which is inconsistent with the

provisions of this chapter, such provision shall apply unless a

provision of this chapter specifies that such provision of this chapter

shall apply notwithstanding any other provision of law.