Current through the 2024 Budget Session
Section 22-29-111 - Formation and initial director election(a) The electors shall vote on the formation of the district and for the initial directors. Votes for write-in candidates for director shall be permitted.(b) The election shall be conducted under the direction of the county clerk and shall be at the expense of the sponsors of the proposed district. The sponsors may apply to the county for financial help under W.S. 22-29-113(c). If the proposed district is approved, and upon request of the sponsors or the county commissioners the special district shall reimburse the cost of the election.(c) The formation of the district is approved if a majority of the votes cast on the proposition vote "for" formation.(d) The county clerk shall conduct the election in accordance with W.S. 22-29-113 through 22-29-116.(e) An elector casting a ballot may vote for any director candidate or other questions relating to the district, regardless of whether he voted against formation.(f) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.(g) If the proposition to form the district fails, the director candidacy questions are null and void.(h) If the formation question is approved, the county clerk shall send written notice of the formation to the public funds division of the department of audit within ten (10) business days of the canvass.Amended by Laws 2015 , ch. 77, § 1, eff. 7/1/2015.