40-03.2-03. Procedure when petition to change from council system of government is filed - Special election - Ballot

40-03.2-03. Procedure when petition to change from council system of government is filed - Special election - Ballot. When a petition to change from the council system of government, together with the city auditor's certificate of sufficiency, is filed with the governing body of a municipality, the governing body shall call a special election at which only the question of changing from the council system of government will be submitted. The date of such election may not be less than thirty days nor more than ninety days after the date the auditor's certificate has been filed. The election must be conducted, returns thereof made, and the result thereof declared in all respects as are other city elections. Notice of such election must be given by the publication of the proposition to be voted upon, the places where the election will be held, and the date of the election, in each newspaper published in the city, not more than twenty days and not less than five days before the date of such election. The ballots to be used at the election provided for in this section must be in substantially the following form: Shall the city of __________________ change from its organization under the council system of government and become a city under the modern council form of government with a five-member (or seven-member, nine-member, or eleven-member) council? Yes ☐ No ☐