At any election held to determine whether a city shall adopt a civil service system under the provisions of this chapter, the question shall be submitted to the electors in substantially the following form:
Shall the city adopt the civil service system?
Yes []
No []
If sixty percent of the votes cast upon the question favor the adoption of a civil service system, the governing body of the city, within sixty days after the election, shall pass the necessary ordinance and adopt a civil service system as is provided in this chapter.
N.D.C.C. § 40-44-03