Role of election superintendent.

(a) Whenever the governing authority of any county whose geographical boundary is conterminous with that of the special district wishes to submit to the electors of the special district the question of whether the sales and use tax authorized by this part shall be imposed, any such governing authority shall notify the election superintendent of the county whose geographical boundary is conterminous with that of the special district by forwarding to the superintendent a copy of a resolution of the governing authority calling for a referendum election. Upon receipt of the resolution, it shall be the duty of the election superintendent to issue the call for an election for the purpose of submitting the question of the imposition of the sales and use tax to the voters of the special district for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall issue the call and shall conduct the election on a date and in the manner authorized under Code Section 21-2-540. Such election shall only be held in conjunction with a referendum submitting to the electors of the special district the question of whether to approve a special purpose local option sales and use tax pursuant to the provisions of Part 1 of Article 3 of this chapter. The electors of the special district must approve both of the sales and use taxes in order for either of them to be implemented. If either of the taxes is not approved by the electors, the homestead option sales and use tax under Part 1 of this article shall be continued in full force and effect. If the sales and use tax under Part 1 of Article 3 of this chapter is not renewed, the sales and use tax under Part 1 of this article shall replace the sales and use tax under this part upon expiration of the sales and use tax under Part 1 of Article 3 of this chapter. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date of the election in the official organ of such county. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the following statement which shall precede the ballot question specified in this subsection: “NOTICE TO ELECTORS: Unless BOTH the equalized homestead option sales and use tax AND the special purpose local option sales and use tax are approved, then neither sales and use tax shall become effective.” Such statement shall be followed by the following: “( ) YES Shall an equalized homestead option sales and use tax be levied and the regular ( ) NO homestead option sales and use tax be suspended within the special district within County for the purposes of reducing the ad valorem property tax millage rates levied by county and municipal governments on homestead properties?” Click to view Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the statement and ballot question referred to in this subsection shall precede any and all other ballot questions which are to appear on the same ballot.