(a) Upon the submission by said commission to the county government of plans, specifications and estimates covering said park or recreation area and improvements, the county government shall proceed to set a date for an election at which all legal voters resident in the community may vote, on the question whether the county government should proceed to issue bonds in the manner hereinafter provided, in an amount sufficient to finance the cost for the acquisition of such park or recreation area and of the improvements contemplated. Said election shall be held no less than 20 days and no more than 30 days after the submission of said plans and specifications and estimates to the county government.

(b) For the purpose of determining whether the persons offering to vote at such election possess the necessary qualifications, the officers conducting such election shall inquire of every person offering to vote, the person’s name, whether the person is a native born or naturalized citizen, the person’s place of residence and the length of time of the person’s residence in the proposed or existing suburban park community in which such election is being conducted, in the county in which such proposed or existing suburban park community is located and in the State.

(c) Every citizen who resides in the proposed suburban park community in which the election is being held and who would be entitled at the time of the holding of such election to register and vote in any election district of which the proposed suburban park community is a part, at a general election, if such general election were held on the day of such election in the proposed suburban park community, may vote at such election whether or not the citizen is at the time a registered voter.

9 Del. C. 1953, § 630; 49 Del. Laws, c. 112, § 1; 50 Del. Laws, c. 567, §§ 3, 4; 57 Del. Laws, c. 762, § 4B; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.