Applicability of chapter

§ 1-102. Applicability of chapter. This chapter shall govern the\nconduct of all elections at which voters of the state of New York may\ncast a ballot for the purpose of electing an individual to any party\nposition or nominating or electing an individual to any federal, state,\ncounty, city, town or village office, or deciding any ballot question\nsubmitted to all the voters of the state or the voters of any county or\ncity, or deciding any ballot question submitted to the voters of any\ntown or village at the time of a general election. Where a specific\nprovision of law exists in any other law which is inconsistent with the\nprovisions of this chapter, such provision shall apply unless a\nprovision of this chapter specifies that such provision of this chapter\nshall apply notwithstanding any other provision of law.\n