Section 9-13-7.1 – Withdrawal or death of candidate–Procedure.
9-13-7.1. Withdrawal or death of candidate–Procedure. Any person who has filed a nominating petition pursuant to §9-13-7 may withdraw from the nomination by a written request, signed by the person and properly acknowledged and filed with the finance officer of the municipality. The name of a withdrawn or deceased candidate may not be printed on […]
Section 9-13-9 – Number of signers required for nominating petitions in first, second, and third class municipalities–Time for circulating petitions.
9-13-9. Number of signers required for nominating petitions in first, second, and third class municipalities–Time for circulating petitions. In municipalities of the first and second class, if the candidate is to be voted for by the voters at large, a nominating petition shall be signed by five percent of the registered voters of the municipality […]
Section 9-13-11 – Residence mailing address and date added to signature–Form and verification of petition.
9-13-11. Residence mailing address and date added to signature–Form and verification of petition. Each voter signing a nominating petition or the person circulating such petition shall add to the voter’s signature the voter’s residence mailing address and the date of signing. The petition may be composed of several sheets, which shall have identical headings and […]
Section 9-13-13 – Notice of municipal election–Publication or posting.
9-13-13. Notice of municipal election–Publication or posting. A notice of each municipal election shall be published once each week for two successive weeks, the first publication may not be less than ten days prior to the election. A facsimile of the official ballot shall be published in the calendar week prior to each election. The […]
Section 9-13-1.2 – Dates associated with joint election.
9-13-1.2. Dates associated with joint election. If the joint election provided for in §§9-13-1.1 and 13-7-10.1 is scheduled for a date other than the second Tuesday in April, all dates associated with the election are those provided in chapter 13-7. Source: SL 1985, ch 119, §11; SL 1986, ch 67, §1; SL 2004, ch 75, […]
Section 9-13-4.1 – Registration and residence required to vote in municipal election–Residence defined–Challenge–Contest of election.
9-13-4.1. Registration and residence required to vote in municipal election–Residence defined–Challenge–Contest of election. No person may vote at any municipal election unless the person is registered to vote pursuant to chapter 12-4 and resides in the municipality at the time of the election. For the purposes of this section, a person resides in the municipality […]
Section 9-13-5 – Election not held in absence of contest–Certificate of election issued to unopposed candidates.
9-13-5. Election not held in absence of contest–Certificate of election issued to unopposed candidates. No election shall be held in any municipality, or ward thereof, wherein there is no question to be submitted to the voters or wherein there are no opposing candidates for any office; in case there are no opposing candidates the auditor […]
Section 9-13-6 – Publication of notice of vacancies–Times.
9-13-6. Publication of notice of vacancies–Times. The finance officer of the municipality shall have a notice published in the official newspaper of the municipality setting forth the vacancies which will occur by termination of the terms of office of elective officers. The notice shall also state the time and place where nominating petitions may be […]
Section 9-12-14.1 – Municipality authorized to provide funds for air carrier air service.
9-12-14.1. Municipality authorized to provide funds for air carrier air service. A municipality may pay compensation to a regularly scheduled commercial air carrier to provide basic or enhanced air service as provided in the Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987 and may provide compensation to a regularly scheduled air carrier under […]
Section 9-12-15 – Power to maintain library.
9-12-15. Power to maintain library. Every municipality shall have power to establish and maintain a municipal library, in the manner and subject to the conditions provided in chapter 14-2. Source: SDC 1939, §45.0201 (104); SL 1976, ch 143, §26.