N.Y. General Municipal Law § 195-l: Article inoperative until adopted by voters

§ 195-l. Article inoperative until adopted by voters. Except as

provided in section one hundred ninety-five-k of this article, the

provisions of this article shall remain inoperative in any municipality

unless and until a proposition therefor submitted at a general or

special election in such municipality shall be approved by a vote of the

majority of the qualified electors in such municipality voting thereon.