N.Y. General Municipal Law § 188: Local laws and ordinances

§ 188. Local laws and ordinances. 1. The common council or other local

legislative body of any municipality may, either by local law or

ordinance, provide that it shall be lawful for any authorized

organization, upon obtaining a license therefor as hereinafter provided,

to conduct games of chance within the territorial limits of such

municipality, subject to the provisions of such local law or ordinance,

the provisions of this article, and the provisions set forth by the

board.

2. No such local law or ordinance shall become operative or effective

unless and until it shall have been approved by a majority of the

electors voting on a proposition submitted at a general or special

election held within such municipality who are qualified to vote for

officers of such municipality.

3. The time, method and manner of submission, preparation and

provision of ballots and ballot labels, balloting by voting machine and

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

returns and all other procedure with reference to the submission of and

action upon any proposition for the approval of any such local law or

ordinance shall be the same as in the case of any other proposition to

be submitted to the electors of such municipality at a general or

special election in such municipality, as provided by law.