§ 4-120. Notices of general, village and special elections;
publication of. 1. The board of elections shall publish once in each of
the two weeks preceding a general election, or a special or village
election conducted by the board of elections, a notice specifying the
day of the election, and the public officers to be voted for within such
county, or any part thereof at such election. The board of elections
shall, as soon as practicable, but not less than two weeks prior to any
special election, prominently display on its website the date and hours
of the election, the offices to be voted on in the county, part of a
county, or the city of New York, and a link to any poll site information
or poll location tools, where available. Such information shall also be
made available to local governments, municipalities, and community
boards for publication on any public-facing internet website, web
application, web domain or digital application, including a social
network or search engine, to the extent that such publication is
practicable. If constitutional amendments, or questions are to be
submitted to the voters of the state, the notice shall state that fact
and that a copy of each such amendment or question may be obtained at
the board of elections, by any voter. Such publication shall be in two
newspapers published within the county. If the county contains a city or
cities, at least one of such newspapers shall be published in the city,
or the largest city, if there be more than one.

In the case of a village election, such publication shall be made in a
newspaper of general circulation in such village and shall include an
abstract of any proposition to be voted upon at such election.

2. The board or body authorized to designate places for voting in any
town or in any city, except the city of New York, may publish on the
publication day immediately preceding election day, in a newspaper or
newspapers designated by such board or body, a notice of the election,
and the village clerk shall publish at least ten days prior to any
village election conducted by the board of elections in a newspaper of
general circulation in such village a list of the polling places, the
date and hours of election and, at the discretion of such board or
clerk, a brief description of the boundaries of each election district.
Such list shall identify those polling places which do not provide
access to handicapped voters. The amount to be paid for any of such
publications shall be at the rate prescribed by section seventy-a of the
public officers law. In no publication, however, shall any type smaller
than agate be used. The amount to be paid for all such publications
shall be a town, city or village charge.

3. The board of elections of the city of New York shall publish on the
eighth day before and the day before each general election, in at least
two newspapers in such city, a notice, at least one-half page in size,
in English and such other languages as such board deems appropriate,
which sets forth the dates and hours of the election and the phone
number to call for information about the location of polling places,
their accessibility to the handicapped, applications for early mail and
absentee ballots and any other subjects which such board deems
appropriate.