Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the annual election for commissioner of the Bethpage water district and the annual election for commissioner of the Hicksville water district of the towns of Oyster Bay and Hempstead in the county of Nassau shall be conducted by the commissioner or commissioners of such district in the manner prescribed by section two hundred twelve of this article and shall be held on the second Tuesday in the month of December of each year.
N.Y. Town Law § 212-A