MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                        1713

IT IN THE CONSIDERATION OF THE PETITION. THE
COMMITTEE MAY DEFINE IN MORE DETAIL THE BOUNDARIES
OUTLINED IN THE PETITION FOR ANY DISTRICT PROPOSED TO
RESULT FROM THE DIVISION OR COMBINATION, OR BOTH.

(C)   REFERENDUM.

WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE PETITION HAS BEEN FILED
WITH THE COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE SHALL GIVE DUE
NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A REFERENDUM, SUPERVISE AND
CONDUCT THE REFERENDUM, AND ISSUE APPROPRIATE RULES
AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING ITS CONDUCT. ONLY LAND
OCCUPIERS WITHIN ANY DISTRICT TO BE AFFECTED MAY VOTE.
THE COMMITTEE SHALL MAKE PROVISION ON THE REFERENDUM
FOR EACH LAND OCCUPIER TO VOTE (1) ON WHETHER HE
APPROVES OF ANY PROPOSED DIVISION OF THE DISTRICT IN
WHICH HIS LAND IS LOCATED, AND (2) ON WHETHER HE
APPROVES OF THE PROPOSED NEW DISTRICT IN WHICH HIS
LAND WILL BE LOCATED UNDER ANY PROPOSED COMBINATION.

(D)   REFERENDUM VALID IF CONDUCTED FAIRLY.

NO INFORMALITY IN THE CONDUCT OF THE REFERENDUM OR
IN ANY MATTER RELATING TO IT INVALIDATES THE
REFERENDUM OR ITS RESULTS, IF NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN
SUBSTANTIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND THE
REFERENDUM HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONDUCTED.

(E)    PUBLICATION OF RESULTS; FACTORS TO BE
CONSIDERED IN APPROVAL OF REFERENDUM.

THE COMMITTEE SHALL PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF THE
REFERENDUM AND THEN SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE
REQUESTED DIVISION OR COMBINATION, OR BOTH, IS
ADMINISTRATIVELY FEASIBLE. IN MAKING THIS
DETERMINATION THE COMMITTEE SHALL GIVE DUE REGARD AND
WEIGHT TO THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:

(1)   THE ATTITUDES OF LAND OCCUPIERS WITHIN
THE DEFINED BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICTS TO BE
AFFECTED;

(2)   THE NUMBER OF LAND OCCUPIERS WHO VOTED
IN THE REFERENDUM;

(3)    THE PROPORTION OF THE VOTES CAST IN THE
REFERENDUM IN FAVOR OF THE DIVISION OR COMBINATION, OR
BOTH, OF ANY DISTRICT TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES
CAST;

(4)   THE APPROXIMATE WEALTH AND INCOME OF THE