(b) If an ordinance is adopted or a petition is filed meeting the requirements of subsection (a), then the county clerk shall certify the proposition to the appropriate election authorities, who shall submit a referendum, subject to the requirements of Section 16-7 of the Election Code, to be placed on the ballot at the next following general election in substantially the following form: Shall the (county assessor or county supervisor of assessments, as applicable) be (elected rather than appointed or appointed rather than elected, as applicable)?
The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No". The referendum is approved when a majority of the votes cast on the referendum approve the referendum.