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§ 115C-503. Who may petition for election. Local boards of education may petition t.h,e board of county commissioners for an election in thk, ir re,~pective Ioc:d school admin'- i~trative units or tbr any school areas the,'om. A majority of the qhalificd voters who have resided for the preceding 12 months in an area which is adjacent tn a city admin- istrative unit may' petition the county' board of education f~,r an election on the question of annexing such area to the city adminis- trative unit. For any of the other purposes enume,'at~.,d in G.S. 115C-501, twenty-five percent ,, 25' / ~ of the qualified voters who] reside in a loeat school adminL'trative unit may petitmn the local board of education for an election. ~ 1955. c. l:372, at?. 14, s. :3: t961. c. 1019, s. 2; 1981, c. 423. s. I; 1985 (Reg. Ses~., 19~6~, c. 975, s. 7.~-" § 115C-504. Necessary information in petitions. The petition for an election shall contain such of the following information as may be pertinent to the proposed election: t l~ Purpose for calling the proposed election. i2/ A legally sutficient descripti, o nf the area, by metes and bounds m' ntherwise, in which the election is requested 13~ The maximum rate of tax which is proposed to be levied. This subdivision shall not apply to a petitbm tbr an election to enlarge a city administrative unit. !41 If the petition is Ibr an election to enlarge a city adminis- trative unit, it shall state therein that, ifa majority of those who shall vote in the area proposed to be consolidated with the city administrative unit shall vote in favor of such enlargement, such area shall be consolidated with the city administrativ,: unit. effective .July i next tbllowing such election, and that there shall thereafter be levied in such area so consolidated with the city administrative unit the same school taxes as shall be levied in the other pnrtions of the city administrative unit. including any tax to provide for the payment o£schonl bonds theret.tbre issued by or for such city adn',inistrative unit or tbr all or some part of the school area annexed to such city administrative unit, un- less payment of such bonds has otherwise been provided for. (5~ If the petition for an election is to supplement and equalize educational advantages, and ii' any scho. l districts in the area in ~vhich it is proposed to w)te such a tax have heretofore vo:ed a supplementary tax. the petition and the notice of election shall state that in the event such election is carried, it ,.ill repeal all local taxes becetnfore voted in any district e :copt thnse m effect fi)r debt service in any district, unit: such debt service obligation is assumed bv the county or herwise provided tim ~ 1955, c. 1372, art. s. 4: 1957, c. ~ T1, ss. 3-5; 1981, c. 423, s. 1.~ § 115C-505. Boa:,:s of education must consider pe- titic,~ The board of edu. ion to whom the petiti.n requesting an election is addressee all receive the petition and give it due 405 71