It shall be the duty of the county clerk of each of said counties to cause ballots to be printed to state:
“Shall.... County be consolidated with.... County?
Yes
No”
The county clerk in each county shall send the requisite number of ballots to each voting precinct in his county in a reasonable time before the election. All ballots and supplies to be used at such election, and the expenses necessarily incurred in the preparation and conduct of such election, shall be paid out of the county election fund as in the case of general elections.