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A majority of the county board of commissioners within the special <br /> district, if it is a sin lg e couM special district • <br /> A public hearing is held on the question by the board or boards of <br /> commissioners at least 30 days before the date the election is to be held <br /> Ballot Question.—The form of the question to be presented on a ballot for a special <br /> election concerning the levy of a tax authorized by this Article shall be: <br /> FOR []AGAINST <br /> One-half percent (1/2%) local sales and use taxes in addition to the current local <br /> sales and use taxes,to be used only for public transportations systems.' <br /> U Expansion. — If a special district created under this Part does not include all the <br /> counties in the territorial iurisdiction of a transportation authorijy, it mate expanded to <br /> include an additional whole county or counties by joint action of the board of trustees of the <br /> transportation authority and the board of commissioners of the county or boards of <br /> commissioners of the counties to be added with the approval of the voters in the coup, or <br /> counties to be added. The procedure for expansion of a district is the same as for the initial <br /> creation of the district, but the referendum shall be held separately within each of the counties <br /> to be added. <br /> '1105-510.9. Levy and collection of sales and use tax — regional public transportation <br /> authority. <br /> If the majority of those voting in a referendum held pursuant to G S 105-510.8 vote for the <br /> levy of the tax, the transportation authority may, by resolution levy one-half percent 1/2%j <br /> local sales and use taxes within the special district in addition to any other State and local sales <br /> and use taxes levied pursuant to law. In determining the results of the election in a multicounty <br /> district, all the counties of the district shall be considered to be one unit but also must receive a <br /> majority vote in each county except that if the referendum is passed in one or more but not all <br /> of the counties, the counties in which the referendum was not approved are removed from the <br /> special district upon certification of the election result and the county or counties that approved <br /> the referendum shall remain in the special district Except as provided in this Part the adoption, <br /> lees, collection, administration and repeal of these additional taxes shall be in accordance with <br /> Article 39 of this Chapter. In applying the provisions of Article 39 of this Chapter to this <br /> Article, references to 'this Article' mean 'Part 3A of Article 43 of Chapter 105 of the General <br /> Statutes.'Any repeal of the tax shall be done by the same procedure as its enactment under this <br /> section, and in a multicounty district a petition for repeal under G S 105-473 shall be judged <br /> by the total votes in all the counties in the district <br /> "Part 3B.Regional Transportation Authority (Triad <br /> '1105-510.10. Local election on adoption of sales and use tax — regional transportation <br /> authority. <br /> (a,2 Special District. — A regional transportation authority may create a special district <br /> that consists of the entire area of one or two counties within its territorial jurisdiction and may <br /> levy on behalf of the special district the tax authorized in this section The special district may <br /> not include counties other than Forsyth and Guilford The proceeds of a tax levied under this <br /> section may be used only for the benefit of the special district and only for the purposes <br /> provided in this Article. If a referendum in a district fails the transportation authority may <br /> abolish the special district. <br /> Lb) Resolution. — The board of trustees of the regional transportation authority may, if <br /> all of the conditions listed in this subsection have been met direct the respective counjy board <br /> or boards of elections to conduct an advisory referendum within the special district on the <br /> question of whether a local sales and use tax at the rate of one-half percent (1/2%) may be <br /> levied within the district in accordance with this Part The tax may not be levied without voter <br /> approval. The election shall be held on a date jointly agreed upon by the authority, the county <br /> board or boards of commissioners and the county board or boards of elections and shall be <br /> held in accordance with the procedures of G S 163-287 An election to authorize the levy of a <br /> tax under this Part may be held only on one of the following dates: (i) Tuesday after the first <br /> Monday of November in the even-numbered year, the date of the general election under G.S. <br /> 163-1, (ii)the date of the primary election in the even-numbered year under G S 163-1(b), (iii) • <br /> Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the odd-numbered year, or iv a date in <br /> September or October of the odd-numbered year as listed in G S 163-279(a)(2). (3) or (4) but <br /> only if at least one mumcipalrty in the county is holding a primary or election on that date The <br /> conditions are as follows: <br /> Page 8 Session Law 2009-527 SL2009-0527 <br />