Internal prototype — noindexed, not linked from public navigation yet.

Statutes » New York » MHR Law » Article 3

N.Y. MHR Law § 25

This is the official text of N.Y. MHR Law § 25, part of New York’s MHR Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "MHR Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.

Propositions for the submission of local laws

Official statutory text

§ 25. Propositions for the submission of local laws. A proposition for\nthe submission of a local law to the approval of the electors pursuant\nto this chapter shall contain the title of such local law. The clerk,\nwith the advice of the corporation counsel, municipal attorney or other\nprincipal law officer shall prepare an abstract of such local law\nconcisely stating the title, purpose and effect thereof, and forthwith\nshall transmit such proposition and such abstract to the election\nofficers charged with the duty of publishing the notice of and\nfurnishing the supplies for such election. A sufficient number of copies\nof such abstract shall be printed and made available at the time of\nregistration or otherwise in advance of the election to such electors as\ndesire them, and shall also be delivered with the other election\nsupplies and distributed to the electors at the election. If there be\nmore than one such proposition to be voted upon at such election, such\npropositions shall be separately and consecutively numbered.\n

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

Need a lawyer in New York?

Find a New York lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the Open US Law dataset (Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine (Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.