The county auditor shall publish once each week for four successive weeks prior to the election at which the question is to be submitted, in the official newspaper of the county, a notice of the election on the question of the adoption of a county manager form of government. The notice shall specify which form of county managership is to be submitted to the electors. The election upon such question shall be held and conducted and the votes canvassed and returned in the manner provided for the election of county officers at a general election.