(1) If a mosquito abatement district board of trustees determines that the funds required during the next ensuing fiscal year will exceed the maximum amount that the district is authorized to levy under Subsection 17B-1-103(2)(g), the board of trustees may call an election on a date specified in Section 20A-1-204 and submit to district voters the question of whether the district should be authorized to impose an additional tax to raise the necessary additional funds.
(2) The board shall publish notice of the election: (a) (i) in a newspaper of general circulation within the district at least once, no later than four weeks before the day of the election; (ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the district, at least four weeks before the day of the election, by posting one notice, and at least one additional notice per 2,000 population of the district, in places within the district that are most likely to give notice to the voters in the district; or (iii) at least four weeks before the day of the election, by mailing notice to each registered voter in the district; (b) on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63F-1-701, for four weeks before the day of the election; (c) in accordance with Section 45-1-101, for four weeks before the day of the election; and (d) if the district has a website, on the district's website for four weeks before the day of the election.
(a) (i) in a newspaper of general circulation within the district at least once, no later than four weeks before the day of the election; (ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the district, at least four weeks before the day of the election, by posting one notice, and at least one additional notice per 2,000 population of the district, in places within the district that are most likely to give notice to the voters in the district; or (iii) at least four weeks before the day of the election, by mailing notice to each registered voter in the district;
(i) in a newspaper of general circulation within the district at least once, no later than four weeks before the day of the election;
(ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the district, at least four weeks before the day of the election, by posting one notice, and at least one additional notice per 2,000 population of the district, in places within the district that are most likely to give notice to the voters in the district; or
(iii) at least four weeks before the day of the election, by mailing notice to each registered voter in the district;
(b) on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63F-1-701, for four weeks before the day of the election;
(c) in accordance with Section 45-1-101, for four weeks before the day of the election; and
(d) if the district has a website, on the district's website for four weeks before the day of the election.
(3) No particular form of ballot is required, and no informalities in conducting the election may invalidate the election, if it is otherwise fairly conducted.
(4) At the election each ballot shall contain the words, "Shall the district be authorized to impose an additional tax to raise the additional sum of $____?"
(5) The board of trustees shall canvass the votes cast at the election, and, if a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the imposition of the tax, the district is authorized to impose an additional levy to raise the additional amount of money required.
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