New York Laws
Part 1 - General Provisions
2108 - Notice and Acceptance of Election.

ยง 2108. Notice and acceptance of election. 1. The district clerk
shall forthwith notify in writing each person elected to office of his
election and the date thereof.

2. Such person shall be deemed to have accepted the office, unless
within five days after the service of such notice, he shall file his
written refusal with the clerk. The presence of any such person at the
meeting which elects him to office, shall be deemed a sufficient notice
to him of his election.