7-2-2604. Consideration of petition -- submission to voters -- withdrawal of signatures. (1) The county election administrator shall verify signatures on the petition within 30 days of when the signed petition is filed.
(2) If the county election administrator determines that the petition is signed by at least 50% of the county's electors who voted in the last general election, the board of county commissioners must submit the question of the removal of the county seat to the electors of the county. The election on the question of removal of the county seat must be held in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 4.
(3) If the petition has not been signed by at least 50% of the county's electors who voted in the last general election, the question of the removal of the county seat may not be submitted to electors.
(4) A person who signed the petition may request that the person's signature not be counted by filing a written request with the county clerk before the signatures are validated and counted pursuant to this section.