§ 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".