Section 6-17-10 – Resolution ballot printing and distribution.
6-17-10. Resolution ballot printing and distribution. The person in charge of an election shall have ballots printed for the vote upon the resolution and have them distributed as other official ballots are distributed. All questions to be voted upon at the same election may be submitted upon the same ballot. Source: SL 2001, ch 36, […]
Section 6-17-1 – Definitions.
6-17-1. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1)”Governing body,” the board of commissioners, the common council, the executive board, or other name by which a local government entity is controlled, concerned, or affected; (2)”Local government entity,” the State of South Dakota, county, municipality, or special governmental district authorized by the laws of South Dakota […]
Section 6-17-2 – Resolution for governmental cooperation to be initiated by voters–Filing of petition–Number of signatures required.
6-17-2. Resolution for governmental cooperation to be initiated by voters–Filing of petition–Number of signatures required. The right to propose a resolution of cooperation or consolidation to the government of a local government entity rests with the registered voters of the local government entity. Any resolution proposed under this chapter shall be referred to a vote […]
Section 6-16-1 – Elections–Special districts–Board of directors.
6-16-1. Elections–Special districts–Board of directors. Sections 6-16-1 to 6-16-7, inclusive, apply to elections for the formation of certain special districts and for the initial election of the board of directors or trustees for these districts. The special districts covered are: county road, ambulance, rural fire protection, sanitary, irrigation, watershed, and water project districts. Source: SL […]
Section 6-16-2 – Petition–Number of signatories–Deposit for costs.
6-16-2. Petition–Number of signatories–Deposit for costs. The application for organization shall be a petition verified by one or more circulators by affidavit stating that each affiant personally witnessed the signatures on the petition and believe the signatures to be genuine. Except as provided in this section, the petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five […]
Section 6-16-3 – Formation of new district.
6-16-3. Formation of new district. If the proposed district is in two or more counties, each county auditor and board of county commissioners shall cooperate to perform the requirements of §§6-16-1 to 6-16-7, inclusive, and the chapter specific to the formation of that district in setting the date for and conducting the election of the […]
Section 6-16-4 – Notification of voter registration deadline.
6-16-4. Notification of voter registration deadline. The county auditor shall publish the notice of the voter registration deadline at least once each week for two consecutive weeks, the last publication to be not less than twenty-four nor more than thirty days prior to the election. If the eligible voters are defined as landowners only for […]
Section 6-16-5 – Election on question of incorporation in districts containing less than one thousand voters–Election of directors or trustees.
6-16-5. Election on question of incorporation in districts containing less than one thousand voters–Election of directors or trustees. If the proposed district contains less than one thousand eligible voters as defined in §6-16-6, the county auditor shall set a date, time, and location for a meeting to be held within the district, or at the […]
Section 6-16-5.1 – Election on question of incorporation in districts containing one thousand or more voters.
6-16-5.1. Election on question of incorporation in districts containing one thousand or more voters. If the proposed district contains one thousand or more eligible voters as defined in §6-16-6, the county auditor shall set a date for an election to be held within the district, or at the county seat of any county in which […]
Section 6-16-5.2 – Election of directors or trustees in districts containing one thousand or more voters.
6-16-5.2. Election of directors or trustees in districts containing one thousand or more voters. If a majority, or if it is a water project district at least sixty percent, of the votes cast in an election conducted pursuant to §6-16-5.1 is in favor on the question of formation of the special district, an election shall […]