(a) Upon any petition being filed in the office of the judge of probate, he or she shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the question or questions on which the petition requests an election. The petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed district.
(b) The petition shall contain a map and description of the area which is proposed to be established as a district under this article and the petition shall request the judge of probate to call an election on the following question: "Shall there be created for the area a district for fighting fires? Yes ( ) No ( )"
(c) The petition shall state the name of the proposed district. The board of a district may change the name of a district by filing in the office of the judge of probate a copy of the resolution changing the name thereof, which copy shall be certified by the president of the board.
(d) The petition for election on the establishment of a district may be accompanied by a petition for an election on the question of levying a proposed service charge or fee which last named petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified electors residing within the proposed district. A petition for an election on the establishment of a district shall be deemed to be accompanied by a petition for an election on the question of levying a proposed service charge or fee and a petition for an election on the question of the proposed composition of the board, if the request for the election on the proposed district, the request for the election proposed service charge or fee, and the request for an election on the proposed composition of the board are combined in a single petition.
Last modified: May 3, 2021