(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date of issuance of a certificate of organization by the secretary of state, the state board shall designate a time and place for an election of directors in the subdivisions of the conservation districts numbered one, three, and five and shall give notice of that election.
(b) The persons who are eligible voters and own land in a conservation district are entitled to elect the directors for the district. The eligible voters shall meet and elect the directors in the manner provided by § 201.073 of this code, except that the state board shall designate the date, time, and place for the election.
(c) The Election Code does not apply to elections under this section.