§ 713 — Election in event of approval

New York § 713

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law GMU: General Municipal
• Art. 17: Municipal Annexation Law

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§ 713. Election in event of approval. 1. Not later than ninety days\nafter the entry of a final judgment of a court or the filing in the\noffices of the clerks of the affected local governments of orders of the\ngoverning boards of such affected local governments approving a proposed\nannexation, the governing board of each city, town and village in which\nsuch territory is situated shall call a special election to be conducted\nin the manner hereinafter provided to determine whether the proposed\nannexation should be approved, provided, however, that the governing\nboard of a town shall call such election only with respect to territory\noutside any village situated therein. All persons residing in such\nterritory proposed to be annexed, or residing outside of the territory\nproposed to be annexed but residing on a parcel of land where a portion\nof such parcel is within such territory proposed to be annexed, and\nqualified to vote for officers of the city, town or village, as the case\nmay be, in which such territory is situated shall be entitled to vote.\nThe proposition to be voted upon shall state "Shall the territory\ngenerally described below be annexed to the .......... (name of local\ngovernment or governments)?" Below such question the territory proposed\nto be annexed shall be briefly described. Except as otherwise provided\nherein, such election shall be conducted in the manner provided by law\nfor the conduct of special elections in the city, town or village, as\nthe case may be, in which such territory is situated.\n 2. If such proposition is approved by a majority of the qualified\npersons voting thereon, the petition or joint resolution, together with\na certificate of election which shall set forth or have annexed thereto\na description of the territory to be annexed, shall, within twenty days\nafter such election be filed by the governing board or boards of the\ncity, town or village, as the case may be, in the office of the clerk of\nsuch local government or governments and in the office of the clerk or\nclerks of the local government or governments to which such territory is\nto be annexed.\n 3. If such proposition is not approved the certificate of election\nsetting forth the results of such election shall, within ten days after\nsuch election, be filed by such governing board or boards in the office\nof the clerk or clerks of the local government or governments to which\nsuch territory was proposed to be annexed.\n