Title 6 — LOCAL GOVERNMENT GENERALLY

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, mu…

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 ,…

The person in charge of an election shall preserve all petitions requesting a resolution for at least two years. The petitions are open to public inspection upon reasonable request. Source: SL 2001, ch 36 , § 11.

No question contained in an initiated resolution may be voted upon again within one year from the date of the election thereon. Source: SL 2001, ch 36 , § 12.

A local government entity governing board may propose and adopt a resolution under this chapter and directly present it to the people for a vote as allowed under this chapter without resorting to the petition process. Source: SL 2001, ch 36 , § 13.

The court shall take judicial notice of the existence of all local government entities organized under the general laws of this state and of any change of organization authorized thereby. Source: SL 2001, ch 36 , § 14.

Any petition filed pursuant to this chapter may be made up and signed and shall be liberally construed as provided by the statute governing an initiated law. Source: SL 2001, ch 36 , § 15.

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 of the registered voters of the…

No initiated resolution of cooperation may become operative unless approved by a majority of the votes cast in each of the affected local government entities. If so approved, the resolution takes effect one hundred eighty days after the election or other date as specifically stat…

An initiated resolution may propose combining or consolidating any local government functions including those that may be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for the support of any government or existing public institutions. Source: …

The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 prescribing the format for a resolution of cooperation or consolidation petition and its verification. Source: SL 2001, ch 36 , § 5.

The signer or circulator of the petition may add the signer's place of residence and the date of signing. The signer's post office box number may be given in lieu of a street address if the signer lives within a municipality of the second or third class. A date may be written in …

Each person who has circulated a petition shall, before filing the petition, sign an affidavit, under oath, verifying that the person circulated the petition and that either the person circulating the petition or the signer added the signer's place of residence and date of signin…

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 n…

If the local government entities cannot reach an agreement on sharing costs, each local government entity is responsible for its costs for the election. If there are any shared costs between the local government entities, they shall be paid in proportional shares based on the num…