{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-municipal-law-496","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Municipal Law § 496","heading":"Article inoperative until adopted by voters","body":"§ 496. Article inoperative until adopted by voters.  Except as\nprovided in section 495-a, the provisions of this article shall remain\ninoperative in any municipality unless and until a proposition therefor\nsubmitted at a general or special election in such municipality shall be\napproved by a vote of the majority of the qualified electors in such\nmunicipality voting thereon.","path":["General Municipal Law","Article 14-H. Local Option For Conduct of Bingo By Certain Organizations"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GMU/496","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"88fcfa44f2878bd6536fb6249329c151a451b8173f6bb1fdd8a106da8d152b30","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-municipal-law-495-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-municipal-law-497"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}