48-816. Election to reorganize district

A. The board of supervisors shall make an order calling an election to decide whether to reorganize a fire district as prescribed in this section and shall give notice of the election in the same manner provided for in section 48-806 for bond elections.

B. The board of supervisors shall make an order calling an election to decide whether to reorganize a fire district that has a three-member board as a fire district that has a five-member board when a petition containing the signatures of twenty-five per cent of the qualified electors residing within the district and praying that the district be reorganized is filed with the board except the board of supervisors shall not make an order calling for a reorganization election to expand the number of directors on the district board more frequently than once every two years.

C. Except for a district organized pursuant to article 3 of this chapter, for an election called to determine whether to expand the number of directors as prescribed in subsection B of this section, the words appearing on the ballot shall be " reorganize as a fire district administered by a five member board--yes" , " reorganize as a fire district administered by a five member board--no" . The ballots shall also provide as a separate race the names of persons who properly filed for nomination as prescribed in section 48-802 as candidates for the two additional offices of board member if the reorganization were to be approved at that election.

D. At least six days but not more than twenty days after the election, the board of supervisors shall meet and canvass the returns, and if it is determined that a majority of the votes cast at the election was in favor of reorganizing the fire district as a district with a five member board, the board shall enter that fact on its minutes, declare the district duly reorganized and announce the names of those elected to the district board.

E. For a district organized pursuant to article 3 of this chapter, the words appearing on the ballot shall be " reorganize as a fire district administered by a five member board--yes" , " reorganize as a fire district administered by a five member board--no" . The ballots shall also allow each elector to indicate the elector's choices for two additional board members in the event of reorganization.

F. Within fourteen days after the election prescribed by subsection E of this section, the board of supervisors shall meet and canvass the returns, and if it is determined that a majority of the votes cast at the election was in favor of reorganizing the fire district as a district with a five member board, the board shall enter that fact on its minutes, declare the district duly reorganized and announce the names of those elected to the district board.