The question shall be printed upon the official ballots to be used at the general election in substantially the following form:
"To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO.
"Shall the county of ......... reorganize
[ ] YES its board of chosen freeholders under
the provisions of sections 40:20-20
[ ] NO to 40:20-35 of the title Municipalities
and Counties of the Revised Statutes?"
N.J.S. § 40:20-31