Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 47. County Auditors § 47.3

Sec. 3. Said clerk shall cause such notice to be printed in the form of a handbill, to be posted in 3 or more places in said county, at least 2 weeks before the time of such election, and also to be published in such newspaper or newspapers published and circulated in said county, as the board of supervisors may direct, once in each week for at least 2 weeks before said election. Proof of the posting and publication of such notice may be made by affidavit of any person knowing the facts, and be filed in the office of said clerk, and shall be recorded in the records of the proceedings of the board of supervisors. Such affidavits or the record thereof shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. Ballots shall be prepared and distributed by the same officers prescribed by law for general elections. The question shall be stated on such ballots as follows: Shall a board of county auditors be created and established in the county of ․․․․․․․․? and immediately below and on different lines shall be printed the word “Yes” and the word “No.” At the time mentioned in such resolution such election shall be held and the vote taken accordingly.