§45-31-141.04. Time of election.

(a) When a petition for the holding of any election is filed with the judge of probate not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days prior to some other election to be held in the territory in which an election is sought by the petition, the judge of probate shall order the election sought by the petition to be held the same day as the other election is held.

(b) If the petition is not filed at a time that will permit the election sought thereby to be held at the time some other election is held, as herein provided, the judge of probate shall order the election sought by the petition to be held on a day not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the date on which the judge of probate enters the order with the costs assumed by the district requesting the special election.

(c) This section shall apply to all elections provided for by this article.

(Act 2010-546, p. 958, §5.)