A. Form; Contents: The election ballot shall be in a form to be determined by the clerk of the district court and shall contain the issue in question form, calling for a yes or no vote, an official comment explaining the issue, a comment in favor of a yes vote and a comment in favor of a no vote.
B. Posting Of Issue: The clerk of the district court shall post the issue as it will appear on the ballot in three (3) public places and give notice that those in favor of a yes vote and those in favor of a no vote may submit a statement to the clerk of the district court for or against the issue within seven (7) days of the date the notice is posted.
C. Statements For Or Against Issue:
1. Form: The statement shall be typewritten, two hundred (200) words or less and signed by the one submitting the statement.
2. Availability: All statements submitted shall be available to the public for inspection and shall be kept by the clerk of the district court for as long as the clerk is required to retain the ballots of the election.
3. Placement On Ballot: A majority of the board of county commissioners shall select from the statements submitted that statement which is most representative in favor of a yes vote and that statement which is most representative of those in favor of a no vote. These representative statements shall be placed on the ballot. (Ord. 87-1, 2-23-1987, eff. 2-26-1987)