15-1-205. Application; hearing; appointment of election inspectors; duties thereof; style of ballots.

(a) The board of county commissioners shall hear all parties interested in the application who appear and ask to be heard. If the board, after hearing, is satisfied that all the requirements of this article have been complied with and that the territory contains the required population, it shall make an order appointing three (3) inspectors.

(b) The inspectors shall:

(i) Call an election of all qualified electors residing within the territory to be held at some convenient place within its limits. The board of county commissioners shall determine the election date, which may be a date authorized under W.S. 22-21-103 or another date which is not less than thirty (30) days after the entry of the order under subsection (a) of this section;

(ii) Provide for a notice of the election which shall:

(A) Be published at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in some newspaper published within the territory, and posted in five (5) places within the territory, with the posting and publication occurring not less than three (3) weeks prior to the election;

(B) If there is no newspaper published within the territory, be posted not less than three (3) weeks prior to the election in eight (8) public places therein;

(C) Specify the place and time of the election; and

(D) Contain a description of the limits of the proposed city or town.

(iii) Act as judges and clerks of the election and shall qualify as required by law for judges and clerks at city and town elections;

(iv) Report the result of the ballot to the board of county commissioners by filing it with the county clerk.

(c) The ballots used at the election shall state "for incorporation" or "against incorporation".