Section 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.    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  absentee
  ballots and any other subjects which such board deems appropriate.