South Dakota Codified Laws 6-17-8. Election officials duty on receiving petition–Governing board action–Submissionto voters
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When a petition to initiate a resolution is filed with a person in charge of an election, that person shall present it to the local government entity governing board at its next regular or special meeting. The local person in charge of an election shall certify that the minimum number of signatures required pursuant to § 6-17-2 have been filed.
The local government entity governing boards shall submit the resolution to a vote in the next general election after filing in all affected local government entities. The filing in all affected local government entities shall occur not later than the second Tuesday in August of a general election year for the question to appear on that year’s ballot.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 6-17-8
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 2001, ch 36, § 8.