The county auditor shall publish a notice of the election in the official county newspaper once each week for four successive weeks prior to the election at which the question is to be submitted. The notice shall contain the question to be voted upon and the statement that the question will be submitted to the electors at the election designated therein for their approval or rejection. In all other respects, the election upon such question shall be held and conducted and the votes canvassed and returned in the manner provided by the laws of this state for the election of county officers at a general election.
N.D.C.C. § 11-08-03