N.Y. Alternative County Government Law § 652

§ 652. Resolution. The board of supervisors of a county may by\nresolution duly adopted provide for submission to the electors of the\ncounty of one of the alternative forms of county government authorized\nby this chapter, with or without variations, at the next general\nelection occurring in an odd-numbered year and not less than forty-five\ndays after the adoption of the resolution; provided, however, that no\nsuch resolution shall be adopted by the board of supervisors after the\ninitiation of a proceeding for the adoption of an alternative form of\ncounty government, with or without variations, by the filing of a\npetition therefor, or subsequent to ten days following the filing of an\nadvance notice of filing such a petition, so long as the proceeding\ninitiated by the petition or thereafter initiated pursuant to such\nadvance notice is pending.\n