S.D. Codified Laws § 9-3-10
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Balloting--Majority required for incorporation--Name of municipality
Official statutory text
The vote upon the question of incorporation of a proposed municipality must be by ballot that conforms to a ballot for a statewide question, except that the statement required to be printed on the ballot must be prepared by the state's attorney.
If a majority of the qualified voters, who are either residents and registered voters in the proposed municipality or landowners in the proposed municipality and are registered voters in this state, vote in favor of the incorporation, the proposed municipality is incorporated by the name and style specified in the application for incorporation.
Source: CL 1887, § 1030; SL 1901, ch 74, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 1425; RC 1919, § 6179; SDC 1939, § 45.0309; SL 2006, ch 29, § 4; SL 2024, ch 28, § 25.
If a majority of the qualified voters, who are either residents and registered voters in the proposed municipality or landowners in the proposed municipality and are registered voters in this state, vote in favor of the incorporation, the proposed municipality is incorporated by the name and style specified in the application for incorporation.
Source: CL 1887, § 1030; SL 1901, ch 74, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 1425; RC 1919, § 6179; SDC 1939, § 45.0309; SL 2006, ch 29, § 4; SL 2024, ch 28, § 25.
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