2023 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.