Within thirty days of the last date of the public hearing, pursuant to § 13-6-84.2, five percent of the voters residing within a school district may petition the school board to refer the resolutions to an election. The school district shall submit the question at the next regular election provided in § 13-7-10. The question shall be deemed to have passed or failed by a simple majority of those voting. Upon passage, the school boards shall submit the resolution to the county commissioners for implementation pursuant to § 13-6-87.

Source: SL 1979, ch 112 , § 4; SL 1995, ch 89 ; SL 2023, ch 55 , § 7.