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2012 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Chapter 20. Initiative And Referendum
§9-20-8 Number of signers required for referendum petition--Data concerning signers.
SD Codified L § 9-20-8 (through 2012) What's This?
9-20-8. Number of signers required for 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 voters of the municipality as determined by the county auditor from the master registration file as of the time of the filing of the petition. The signer or circulator shall add the signer's residence address, county of voter registration, and 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.
Source: SDC 1939, § 45.1012; SL 1957, ch 245, § 1; SL 1968, ch 183, § 1; SL 1979, ch 50, § 7; SL 1980, ch 64, § 4; SL 1987, ch 78; SL 1990, ch 104, § 5; SL 1992, ch 110, § 6; SL 1999, ch 41, § 2; SL 2002, ch 40, § 3.
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