1. Question posed to voters. The municipal county clerk shall prepare the ballots on which the following question shall must appear:

"Shall the (name of municipality) be deorganized?"

2. Requirements for approval. The voters shall indicate their opinion on this question by a cross or check mark placed against the word "Yes" or "No." Before becoming effective, the deorganization must be approved by at least 2/3 of the voters voting in the general election and the total number of votes cast for and against deorganization at the election must equal or exceed 50% of the total number of votes cast in the municipality county for Governor at the last gubernatorial election.

3. Declaration of results. The municipal county officers shall declare the result of the vote. The municipal county clerk or the assessors of plantations shall file a certificate of the election result with the Secretary of State within 10 days of the election.

SUMMARY

This bill provides a set of requirements that a municipality must meet in order to be eligible to deorganize. It also expands voter eligibility on final approval of the deorganization to all registered voters of the county in which the municipality is located.