New York Laws
Article 17 - Municipal Annexation Law
713 - Election in Event of Approval.

§ 713. Election in event of approval. 1. Not later than ninety days
after the entry of a final judgment of a court or the filing in the
offices of the clerks of the affected local governments of orders of the
governing boards of such affected local governments approving a proposed
annexation, the governing board of each city, town and village in which
such territory is situated shall call a special election to be conducted
in the manner hereinafter provided to determine whether the proposed
annexation should be approved, provided, however, that the governing
board of a town shall call such election only with respect to territory
outside any village situated therein. All persons residing in such
territory proposed to be annexed, or residing outside of the territory
proposed to be annexed but residing on a parcel of land where a portion
of such parcel is within such territory proposed to be annexed, and
qualified to vote for officers of the city, town or village, as the case
may be, in which such territory is situated shall be entitled to vote.
The proposition to be voted upon shall state "Shall the territory
generally described below be annexed to the .......... (name of local
government or governments)?" Below such question the territory proposed
to be annexed shall be briefly described. Except as otherwise provided
herein, such election shall be conducted in the manner provided by law
for the conduct of special elections in the city, town or village, as
the case may be, in which such territory is situated.

2. If such proposition is approved by a majority of the qualified
persons voting thereon, the petition or joint resolution, together with
a certificate of election which shall set forth or have annexed thereto
a description of the territory to be annexed, shall, within twenty days
after such election be filed by the governing board or boards of the
city, town or village, as the case may be, in the office of the clerk of
such local government or governments and in the office of the clerk or
clerks of the local government or governments to which such territory is
to be annexed.

3. If such proposition is not approved the certificate of election
setting forth the results of such election shall, within ten days after
such election, be filed by such governing board or boards in the office
of the clerk or clerks of the local government or governments to which
such territory was proposed to be annexed.