§ 37-7-135 — Election of commissioners; hour and place; notice; voters qualified; conduct; proxies; record required

The commissioners of the district shall fix the hour and place
within the boundaries of the district of each election and
preside at the same. It shall be the duty of the commissioners
at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the election to
mail to each person entitled to vote at his or her last known
place of residence or business, a notice stating the time, place
and purpose of such election. Every person owning or entitled by
virtue of public land filing to the possession of land situated
within and being a part of any district, in which an election is
to be held, shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote for every one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of assessed valuation of real
property owned by him or her within said power district, or the
major portion thereof, providing, that each person owning lands
or entitled by virtue of public land filing to possession of
land within said district shall be entitled to at least one (1)
vote. At the hour and place of such election the commissioners
shall call the roll of those entitled to vote and the number of
votes each is entitled to. They shall make a record of the
qualified voters present, receive all proxies, and prescribe the
manner of canvassing votes. All proxies shall be in writing and
signed by the person entitled to vote.