18-16-119. District election procedures.

(a) Any petition or election that requires a general vote of district voters for approval or rejection under this act or under the Special District Elections Act including without limitation, elections relating to the election of directors, approval of the sales and use tax, approval of assessments or other taxes, bond election, enlargement, consolidation, merger, dissolution or change in boundaries of the district, shall allow:

(i) Each landowner within the district who is not a timeshare owner, shall have one (1) vote irrespective of the number of parcels or real property owned by the landowner, which shall be cast by the individual named in the written authorization, if applicable;

(ii) Each qualified elector shall have one (1) vote; and

(iii) Timeshare owners shall have one (1) collective vote for the condominium unit. The one (1) collective vote shall be determined in accordance with the association's bylaws or other governing document or agreement. The vote shall be cast by the person named in a written authorization filed with the election official conducting the election.

(b) The matter being voted on shall be approved if a majority of the total votes cast vote "for" the proposition.

(c) In all elections a written authorization for voting purposes shall be filed with the election official conducting the district election not later than thirty (30) days prior to the election.

(d) In examining any written authorization required or permitted to be signed by landowners, the county clerk or district secretary shall accept the first written authorization filed unless prior to certification the secretary or county clerk is furnished with written evidence, satisfactory to the county clerk or district secretary, that a new representative has been appointed by the owners, signed by a majority of the persons named as owners on the previously filed written authorization or as shown on a copy of a recorded deed attached to the written authorization.