"Do you favor the (enactment of) (extension of) a 1% local option sales and use tax to be imposed in (name of eligible municipality) for a period of time not to exceed (time period) in order to raise $__________________ for the purpose[s] of (purpose)?"

The voters shall indicate their opinion by a cross or check mark placed against the word "Yes" or "No."

B.__If an eligible municipality is to issue a debt in conjunction with the purpose for which the tax is to be imposed, the term of the debt may not exceed 10 years, and the debt is a general obligation of the eligible municipality that proposes to impose the tax.__In such cases the ballot must also have written or printed thereon the following:

"If imposition of the tax is approved by the voters, this vote also constitutes approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of (name of eligible municipality) in a principal amount not to exceed $________________________for the purpose stated above."

C.__Ballots on the question of whether to discontinue the tax must read substantially as follows:

"Do you favor discontinuing by (target date of repeal) the 1% local option sales and use tax that has been in place in (name of eligible municipality) since (original effective date of tax) even if the sum of $______________originally authorized by referendum vote dated (date of original referendum vote approving adoption of the tax) has not been raised?"

The voters shall indicate their opinion by a cross or check mark placed against the word "Yes" or "No."

§1875.__Certification of Commissioner of Economic and Community

Development

1.__Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to certify local option sales and use tax.__An eligible municipality must obtain from the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development a certification that the capital project or projects to be financed by the proposed local option sales and use tax has a regional impact and is an eligible project under section 1873.__ The commissioner may not certify a local option sales and use tax