KRS 65.170: Dissolution by referendum.

(1) A district may be dissolved by a referendum as provided in this section.

(2) Persons seeking dissolution of a district shall submit a petition to the county clerk

signed by at least fifty percent (50%) of that class of citizens who may by law

petition for the creation of the district.

(3) The petition shall be in substantially the following form: "The undersigned

(registered voters, qualified voters, freeholders, or landowners as determined by

subsection (2) of this section) living within (name of the distr ict and containing a

metes and bounds description of the district) hereby request that the question of the

dissolution of the district be put to a referendum." The petition shall conspicuously

state in layman's terms that any legal obligations of the distr ict must be satisfied

before the district can be dissolved and that the citizens of the district shall be

responsible for the satisfaction of any such obligations. Signatures on the petition

shall be dated, the last no later than ninety (90) days after the first.

(4) If the county clerk determines that the petition is in proper order, he shall certify the

petition to the fiscal court or consolidated local government. The fiscal court or

consolidated local government shall direct that the question be placed before the

voters at the next regular election if the petition is certified not later than the second

Tuesday in August preceding the day of the regular election. The fiscal court or

consolidated local government shall bear the costs of advertising and pla cing the

question before the voters.

(5) The county clerk shall advertise the question as provided in KRS Chapter 424 and

shall prepare the following admonition to the voter: "The (name of district) may

have existing legal obligations that must be satisfie d before the district can be

dissolved. The citizens of the district shall be responsible for the satisfaction of any

such obligations." The question of the dissolution of the district shall be placed

before the voters in substantially the following form: "The (name of the district and

containing a metes and bounds description of the district) should be dissolved." The

voter shall vote "yes" or "no."

(6) Registered voters eligible to sign a petition for dissolution as provided by

subsection (2) of this section shall be eligible to vote on the question of dissolution.

(7) In referendums under this section, provision shall be made for those opposing the

dissolution of the district to have equal representation with the proponents of the

measure in the determina tion of eligibility of voters, and in the observance of

canvassing and certifying of the returns.