KRS 67.210: Order for election on question of consolidation.

If such a petition is filed in the second county within six (6) months of the filing of the

petition in the first county, or if a new petition is filed in the first county within six (6)

months of the filing of the petition in the second county, it shall be the duty of each of the

county judges/executive of the two (2) counties, by orders entered of record, to call an

election to be held, and direct a poll to be taken in the various precincts in each county on

the day of the election to be held in said coun ties on the first Tuesday after the first

Monday in November following the filing of the petition as provided herein, if the filing

of an effective petition in the county in which one (1) is last filed occurs not later than the

second Tuesday in August preceding the day of the regular election, at which election the

proposition for the consolidation of the two (2) named counties shall be submitted to the

legal voters of each of the two (2) counties for their approval or rejection.