Whenever citizens of a county, equal in number to at least ten per centum of the highest vote cast for any office at the last preceding general or municipal election, shall petition the county commissioners for the establishment of a county mosquito extermination commission or for the abolishment of an existing county mosquito extermination commission, the county commissioners shall, at the next general, municipal, primary, or special election occurring more than thirty days after the filing of such petition, submit to the voters of the county the question whether or not a mosquito extermination commission shall be established in the county or whether or not the existing mosquito extermination commission in the county shall be abolished, as the case may be. Such question shall be printed on the ballot or ballot labels in the form provided by the general election laws for the submission of such questions. The vote on such question shall be counted, returned, and computed in the manner prescribed by the general election laws.