N.Y. General Municipal Law § 759: Canvassing of vote; moratorium on further referendum

§ 759. Canvassing of vote; moratorium on further referendum. 1. In any

referendum held pursuant to this title, the ballots cast shall be

counted, returns made and canvassed and results certified in the same

manner as other municipal elections or referendums for the local

government entities to be consolidated.

2. Consolidation shall not take effect unless a majority of the

electors voting in each local government entity to be consolidated vote

in favor of consolidation. If in any one of the entities such a majority

vote does not result, the referendum shall fail and consolidation shall

not take effect.

3. If consolidation is approved by a majority of the electors voting

in each local government entity to be consolidated, certificates of such

result shall be immediately filed with the secretary of state and with

the clerks of the entities and county in which any part of the entities

is situated.

4. If the referendum shall fail, the consolidation process specified

by this title shall not be initiated for the same purpose within four

years of the date of such referendum. This subdivision, however, does

not apply to a permissive referendum conducted pursuant to section seven

hundred sixty-three of this title.