2015 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Chapter 04 - Change Of Municipal Boundaries
§ 9-4-4.6 Contents of referendum petition--Signatures--Verification.
9-4-4.6. Contents of referendum petition--Signatures--Verification.
The petition shall contain the title of the resolution or the subject of the resolution and the date of its passage. The petition shall be signed by at least five percent of the registered voters residing in the combined area of the municipality and the special annexation precinct established pursuant to § 9-4-4.8. The percentage shall be based on the number of voters in the municipality at the last preceding general election. Each voter shall add to the voter's signature the voter's place of residence, including street and house number, if any, and the date of signing. The referendum petition shall be verified in the same manner as a petition to initiate a law except that the person verifying shall state that each person signing the petition is a resident and registered voter of the municipality or special annexation precinct. No signature on the petition is valid if signed more than six months prior to the filing of the petition.
Source: SL 1979, ch 47, § 8; SL 1983, ch 52, § 1; SL 1988, ch 63, § 4; SL 2000, ch 19, § 2.
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