If the Commission decides to submit a proposal to the electors pursuant to section 8.5, then the proposal shall be submitted within one hundred eighty (180) days after reaching that decision, either at the next election held in the city for any other purpose, or, in the discretion of the Commission, at a special election. The Commission shall publish the proposal in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the city at least ten (10) days prior to the election date. The result of the election shall be determined by a majority vote of the electors voting thereon, unless otherwise required by law.