Section 713. Election in event of approval  


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  • 1. Not later than ninety days
      after the entry of a final judgment of a court  or  the  filing  in  the
      offices of the clerks of the affected local governments of orders of the
      governing boards of such affected local governments approving a proposed
      annexation,  the governing board of each city, town and village in which
      such territory is situated shall call a special election to be conducted
      in the manner hereinafter provided to  determine  whether  the  proposed
      annexation  should  be  approved,  provided, however, that the governing
      board of a town shall call such election only with respect to  territory
      outside  any  village  situated  therein.  All  persons residing in such
      territory proposed to be annexed and qualified to vote for  officers  of
      the  city,  town or village, as the case may be, in which such territory
      is situated shall be entitled to vote. The proposition to be voted  upon
      shall state "Shall the territory generally described below be annexed to
      the  ..........  (name  of local government or governments)?" Below such
      question  the  territory  proposed  to  be  annexed  shall  be   briefly
      described.  Except  as otherwise provided herein, such election shall be
      conducted in the manner provided by  law  for  the  conduct  of  special
      elections  in  the  city,  town or village, as the case may be, in which
      such territory is situated.
        2. If such proposition is approved by  a  majority  of  the  qualified
      persons  voting  thereon,  the  petition, together with a certificate of
      election which shall set forth or have annexed thereto a description  of
      the  territory  to  be  annexed,  shall,  within  twenty days after such
      election be filed by the governing board or boards of the city, town  or
      village,  as  the  case may be, in the office of the clerk of such local
      government or governments and in the office of the clerk  or  clerks  of
      the  local  government  or  governments to which such territory is to be
      annexed.
        3. If such proposition is not approved  the  certificate  of  election
      setting  forth the results of such election shall, within ten days after
      such election, be filed by such governing board or boards in the  office
      of  the  clerk or clerks of the local government or governments to which
      such territory was proposed to be annexed.