Any decision of the board of trustees of a drainage district may be referred to a vote of the eligible voters of the district by the filing of a petition signed by at least five percent of the eligible voters of the district. The petition shall be filed with the district within ninety days following the district's action. Upon receipt of a valid petition, the district shall call a special election, which shall be held within sixty days. The district shall publish notice of the election in the official newspaper of the counties in which the district is located at least twenty days before the election is held. The election shall be conducted by the district in the same manner as the district's annual election is conducted.
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