Section 655. Question

1.  Unless  the  proposal  is  for  a variation or
  variations of an existing  form,  the  first  question  submitted  shall
  indicate  by name the alternative form of county government proposed and
  shall be substantially in  the  form  indicated  below.  Each  variation
  proposed  shall  be  separately stated and submitted and the form of the
  questions shall be substantially according to the following examples:
    "Shall the county of (name of county) adopt  the  (name  of  form)  of
  government?"
    "If  the  (name  of  form) is adopted, shall the members of the common
  councils of cities within the county constitute the city supervisors  on
  the county board of supervisors?"
    "If  the  (name  of  form)  is  adopted,  shall the county have county
  assessment of property  for  the  towns,  villages,  cities  and  school
  districts in the county?"
    "If  county  assessment  of  property  for towns, villages, cities and
  school districts is adopted, shall the county have a board of  assessors
  of five members?"
    "If  the  (name  of  form)  is  adopted,  shall the county have county
  collection of all taxes and special assessments levied on real  property
  in the county for city, town, village and school district purposes?"
    2.  The form of each question to be submitted shall be prepared by the
  clerk of the board of supervisors or under his direction. The  clerk  of
  the  board  of  supervisors  may  also prepare or cause to be prepared a
  brief explanation of the effect of each  proposal  submitted.  He  shall
  transmit such questions and explanations, if any, forthwith to the board
  of  elections  of  the  county. Such board of elections, at least twenty
  days before the election, shall send two or more copies thereof  to  the
  clerk  of  every city, town or village in the county to be made a public
  record in his office and shall cause sufficient number of copies  to  be
  printed  and  made available to the electors at the time of registration
  or otherwise. In  addition,  such  board  of  elections  shall  cause  a
  sufficient  number  of  copies  to  be delivered with the other election
  supplies and distributed to the electors at the election.
    3. Expenses incurred in connection with the submission of any question
  under this chapter shall be a charge against the county.