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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. In any town or city in which a vote shall be taken on any one or more of the local option questions provided for in this article, no further vote shall be submitted upon any local option question that was presented to the voters before the second general election thereafter.
2. If at the time of any subsequent submission of such questions it shall be lawful to sell alcoholic beverages and a majority of the votes cast shall be in the negative on such questions, then all of the provisions of this article applicable thereto shall become effective.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law - ABC § 147. Effective duration of local option determination - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/alcoholic-beverage-control-law/abc-sect-147/
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