NY Gen Mun L § 120-P (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 6 - Public Health and Safety 120-P - Referendum in Cities and Villages.

§  120-p.  Referendum  in  cities  and  villages.  In any such city or   village, whether acting severally or jointly, a copy of  such  contract,   for  construction mentioned in section one hundred twenty-c, with a copy   of the determination required in section one hundred  twenty-g,  if  the   expenditures  of such city or village to carry out such contracts are to   be paid by taxes levied for the fiscal year in which  such  expenditures   are  to  be  made  shall  be  published  at  least  twice in one or more   newspapers  published  therein,  including  the  official  newspaper  or   newspapers,  if any, of such city or village, or posted in not less than   five public  places,  and  published  at  least  twice  in  a  newspaper   circulating  in  such municipality if no newspaper is published therein.   In the event that the municipality  maintains  a  website,  one  of  the   posting requirements may be fulfilled by posting such information on the   website.  If,  within  fifteen  days after the publication or posting of   such contract and determination, a  protest  or  protests  against  such   contract  shall  be  filed  in  the  office of the clerk of such city or   village signed either by not less than one-third of the  governing  body   adopting  such  resolution  or  by  a  three per centum in number of the   taxpayers thereof whose names appear on the  last  preceding  assessment   roll  of real property, excluding special franchises, then such contract   shall not become effective unless the governing body shall by a  further   resolution  provide for the submission to the voters of a proposition to   ratify  such  contract,  nor  unless,  within  sixty  days  after   such   publication  or  posting  such proposition shall be adopted at a general   election or at a special  election  to  be  called  and  held  for  that   purpose,  by a majority of the voters voting on such proposition. At any   such election any person qualified to vote under  the  election  law  in   general  elections,  who is a resident of the city or village, may vote.   At least ten days' notice of any election under this  section  shall  be   given  by the clerk of the city or village by publication at least twice   in  one  or  more  newspapers,  including  the  official  newspaper   or   newspapers,  if  any, of such city or village, or by posting in at least   five public places, if no newspaper is published therein. Such  election   may be held and the result canvassed and certified as may be required by   any  general or special law applicable to an election upon a proposition   in any such city or village, or in the absence of any such law as may be   prescribed by any general ordinance. The  voting  shall  be  by  ballot,   prepared in the form prescribed by the election law. The facts as to the   filing and sufficiency of any protests under this section, and as to the   calling, holding or result of any election which may be required or held   under  this  section  or  under  any  other  statute with respect to the   authorization of  any  such  improvement  or  the  ratification  of  any   ordinance  authorizing the same, and all facts affecting the validity of   any contract mentioned in section one hundred  twenty-c,  including  the   organizations  or  acts  of  any  town  or sewer district shall, for the   purpose of this section, be conclusively determined by a  resolution  of   the  governing  body  of  any such city, town or village. A copy of such   resolution shall be published twice in one or more newspapers, including   the official newspaper or newspapers, if any,  of  such  city,  town  or   village,  or  posted in not less than five public places if no newspaper   is published therein, and the facts therein stated shall not be disputed   in any action commenced after the expiration  of  ten  days  after  such   publication  or  posting  involving the validity of such contract, or of   any tax, assessment or other charge to meet any payment thereunder,  and   such  contract  shall  be conclusively deemed to be valid unless entered   into in violation of  this  section,  section  one  hundred  twenty,  or   section one hundred twenty-c of this chapter.