(a) Upon receipt of a copy of the certificate of approval of the plan, the regional school reapportionment committee shall set the date upon which referenda shall be held on the same date in each town in the regional school district.

(b) The referenda shall be held in accordance with the provisions of § 10-45, except that the question on the voting tabulator ballot shall be “Shall representation on the regional school board be established in accordance with the plan approved by the State Board of Education on …. (date)?” and the ballot used shall conform with the provisions of § 9-250.

(c) If the majority of the votes in each of the towns in the regional school district is affirmative, the plan of representation is established.

(d) If the majority vote of one or more towns is negative, the provisions of subsection (c) of said § 10-45 shall apply. If the majority of votes cast in each town on a second referendum is affirmative, the plan of representation is established.