When a referendum petition is filed, the governing body of the municipality shall reconsider the ordinance described therein, and if it is not entirely repealed, the governing body shall submit it to the vote of the qualified electors of the municipality at the next regular municipal election or at a special election to be called for that purpose as provided in section 40-12-06. The ordinance shall not go into effect or become operative unless a majority of the qualified electors voting on the same shall vote in favor thereof. If the referred ordinance was not suspended by the filing of the referendum petition, it no longer shall be effective if it is disapproved by a majority vote of the qualified electors voting on the same.
40-12-10. No limitation on number of ordinances that may be voted on at one election - Limitation on special elections. Any number of proposed or referred ordinances may be voted on at the same election in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. There shall be not more than one special election in any period of six months for such purposes.
40-12-11. Publication of proposed or referred ordinance or proposition before election. The city auditor shall cause any ordinance or proposition to be submitted to the electors under this chapter to be published once in each newspaper published in the municipality. The publication shall be made not more than twenty days nor less than five days before the submission of the ordinance or proposition to a vote.