N.Y. Election Law § 4-116: Constitutional amendments and questions; publication of by state board of elections and secretary of state

§ 4-116. Constitutional amendments and questions; publication of by

state board of elections and secretary of state. 1. The secretary of

state shall cause each concurrent resolution of the two houses of the

legislature agreeing to a proposed amendment to the constitution that

has been referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next general

election to be published at least once in each of the three months next

preceding such election. Such publication shall include the information

that such amendment has been so referred.

2. The state board of elections shall publish once in the week

preceding any election at which proposed constitutional amendments or

other propositions or questions are to be submitted to the voters of the

state an abstract of such amendment or question, a brief statement of

the law or proceedings authorizing such submission, a statement that

such submission will be made and the form in which it is to be

submitted.

3. Publication required by subdivision two of this section shall be in

one newspaper of general circulation in each county.

4. No later than two months prior to the general election at which any

statewide ballot proposal is to be submitted to the people, the state

board of elections and all local boards of elections shall publish on

their websites the information required to be published pursuant to

subdivision two of this section.