Section 9-20-7 – Description in referendum petition of matter covered.
9-20-7. Description in referendum petition of matter covered. If the matter intended to be covered by the referendum petition is the whole of any ordinance or resolution, the petition shall contain the title of such ordinance or the subject of such resolution, and the date of its passage, but if only a portion of such […]
Section 9-20-8 – Percentage of voters required to sign referendum petition–Data concerning signers.
9-20-8. Percentage of voters required to sign referendum petition–Data concerning signers. The referendum petition shall be signed by at least five percent of the registered voters in the municipality. The percentage shall be based on the number of registered voters of the municipality as recorded by the county auditor on the second Tuesday in January […]
Section 9-20-9 – Requirements for persons circulating petition–Board of elections to promulgate rules–Scope of rules.
9-20-9. Requirements for persons circulating petition–Board of elections to promulgate rules–Scope of rules. Any person circulating an initiative or referendum petition shall verify that each person signing the petition is a resident and qualified voter of the municipality. The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 prescribing the format for an […]
Section 9-20-10 – Liberal construction of referendum petition.
9-20-10. Liberal construction of referendum petition. Such petition may be made up and signed and shall be liberally construed as provided by the statute governing an initiated law. Source: SDC 1939, §45.1012; SL 1957, ch 245, §1.
Section 9-20-11 – Date of election on referendum petition–No action taken pending election.
9-20-11. Date of election on referendum petition–No action taken pending election. The governing body shall, upon the presentation of a petition pursuant to §9-20-6, submit the question to the electors at the next annual municipal election or the next general election, whichever is earlier. Pending the election, the governing body may take no action with […]
Section 9-20-11.2 – Date to certify ballot language to county auditor.
9-20-11.2. Date to certify ballot language to county auditor. If a municipality submits a question to the electors at the next general election pursuant to §9-20-11, the municipality shall certify the ballot language to the county auditor by the first Tuesday in August of the year of the general election. However, the county auditor may […]
Section 9-20-11.3 – Additional election costs paid by municipality.
9-20-11.3. Additional election costs paid by municipality. If a municipality submits a question to the electors at the next general election pursuant to §9-20-11, the municipality shall pay the additional election cost related to the municipal question. The cost shall be agreed upon by the county auditor and the municipal finance officer. Source: SL 1995, […]
Section 9-20-12 – Publication of referred ordinance or resolution–Notice of election.
9-20-12. Publication of referred ordinance or resolution–Notice of election. The auditor or clerk shall cause the entire referred ordinance or resolution to be published once a week for two successive weeks immediately preceding the election. Such publication shall include a notice that on the day of election therein stated such ordinance or resolution will be […]
Section 9-19-21 – Municipality implementation of pretreatment program–Fines for violations by industrial users.
9-19-21. Municipality implementation of pretreatment program–Fines for violations by industrial users. Any municipality that is required to develop a pretreatment program in accordance with chapter 34A-2 may enact, make, amend, revise or repeal all such ordinances, resolutions, and regulations as may be proper and necessary to implement the pretreatment program and to provide for the […]
Section 9-20-1 – Percentage of voters required to propose ordinance or resolution.
9-20-1. Percentage of voters required to propose ordinance or resolution. The registered voters of any municipality may propose ordinances and resolutions for the government of the municipality if the petition is signed by at least five percent of the registered voters in the municipality. The percentage shall be based on the number of registered voters […]