N.Y. ACG Law § 655

§ 655. Question. 1. Unless the proposal is for a variation or\nvariations of an existing form, the first question submitted shall\nindicate by name the alternative form of county government proposed and\nshall be substantially in the form indicated below. Each variation\nproposed shall be separately stated and submitted and the form of the\nquestions shall be substantially according to the following examples:\n "Shall the county of (name of county) adopt the (name of form) of\ngovernment?"\n "If the (name of form) is adopted, shall the members of the common\ncouncils of cities within the county constitute the city supervisors on\nthe county board of supervisors?"\n "If the (name of form) is adopted, shall the county have county\nassessment of property for the towns, villages, cities and school\ndistricts in the county?"\n "If county assessment of property for towns, villages, cities and\nschool districts is adopted, shall the county have a board of assessors\nof five members?"\n "If the (name of form) is adopted, shall the county have county\ncollection of all taxes and special assessments levied on real property\nin the county for city, town, village and school district purposes?"\n 2. The form of each question to be submitted shall be prepared by the\nclerk of the board of supervisors or under his direction. The clerk of\nthe board of supervisors may also prepare or cause to be prepared a\nbrief explanation of the effect of each proposal submitted. He shall\ntransmit such questions and explanations, if any, forthwith to the board\nof elections of the county. Such board of elections, at least twenty\ndays before the election, shall send two or more copies thereof to the\nclerk of every city, town or village in the county to be made a public\nrecord in his office and shall cause sufficient number of copies to be\nprinted and made available to the electors at the time of registration\nor otherwise. In addition, such board of elections shall cause a\nsufficient number of copies to be delivered with the other election\nsupplies and distributed to the electors at the election.\n 3. Expenses incurred in connection with the submission of any question\nunder this chapter shall be a charge against the county.\n