§ 11-13-103. Election on question and board of freeholders.

The election on the question and board of freeholders shall be held at a general or special election to be held in the municipality within thirty (30) days after the order calling for the election. Notice of the election shall be given in the manner required for municipal elections.  The question submitted to the registered voters of the municipality shall be substantially in the following form:

Shall the _____ (City or Town) of _______ frame a charter for its own government?

( ) Yes.

( ) No.

The board of freeholders, which is to be voted on in the same election, shall consist of two qualified electors from each ward in the municipality.  The freeholders shall be elected by the registered voters of the respective wards.  The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes in each ward shall be elected as members of the board of freeholders.  The ballot shall be substantially in the following form:

For Freeholder from Ward One

(Vote for Two)

________Name of candidate for freeholder

_________Name of candidate for freeholder.

Laws 1977, c. 256, § 13-103, eff. July 1, 1978.