(b) Upon the filing of a qualified petition for dissolution of any municipal corporation, the governing body thereof shall submit to the qualified voters of such municipal corporation at the next regular municipal election, or at a special municipal election called for that purpose, the question of continuing or dissolving such municipal corporation. It shall be the responsibility of the governing body to verify the total number of eligible petitioners and to determine whether the required percentage of petitioners has been obtained. The governing body shall provide written notice of the election to the State Auditor within five days of determining an election date. The ballots, or ballot labels where voting machines are used, shall have written or printed on them the words:

Shall the municipality of ______ (name of municipality subject to dissolution) be dissolved?

( ) Yes.

( ) No.

(d) If a majority of the legal votes cast be for dissolution, then such municipal corporation shall by operation of law be dissolved at the expiration of six (6) months from the date of the election on the question. The State Auditor shall promptly conduct an examination under the authority granted under §6-9-1 et seq. of this code, to determine the financial condition of the municipality. If a majority of the legal votes cast be for continuance, then such municipal corporation shall continue in existence unless and until dissolved at some later date under the provisions of this section or §8-35-1 of this code.

Part III. Involuntary Dissolution of Municipal Corporation.