38-32-3.3. Voting eligibility of participating growers--Affidavit.
To be eligible to vote in a district election, a participating grower as defined in §38-32-1 shall sign a participating grower affidavit at the time of voting. A husband and wife, a landlord and tenant, and a landowner and purchaser under a contract for deed which is of record in the office of the register of deeds in the county where the real property is situated are each entitled to vote for director, if they meet the requirements of §38-32-1. No individual, landlord, tenant, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, cooperative, association, or fiduciary may cast more than one vote per election even if operations are carried on in more than one council district. A participating grower may vote only in the council district in which he resides. A partnership, limited liability company, corporation, cooperative, or association resides in the council district where its principal place of business is located. A partnership, limited liability company, corporation, cooperative, or association shall attach a written authorization to the participating grower affidavit which indicates that the person casting the vote has been authorized to do so.
Source: SL 1991, ch 328, §8; SL 1994, ch 351, §91.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture
Chapter 32 - Corn Utilization Council
Section 38-32-1 - Definitions.
Section 38-32-2 - Corn utilization council established--Composition--Election--Secretary.
Section 38-32-3.2 - Absentee voting.
Section 38-32-3.3 - Voting eligibility of participating growers--Affidavit.
Section 38-32-6 - Notice of subsequent elections.
Section 38-32-6.1 - Notice of pending expiration of term--Time--Required information.
Section 38-32-7 - Receipt of highest number of votes by winning candidate--Terms of directors.
Section 38-32-9 - Districts from which directors elected.
Section 38-32-9.1 - Assignment of directors during transition.
Section 38-32-11 - President and officers--Quorum--Calling of meetings.
Section 38-32-12 - Deposit of funds--Appropriation--Expenditures.
Section 38-32-13 - Powers of council.
Section 38-32-14 - Promulgation of rules.
Section 38-32-15 - Assessment on corn marketed to first purchaser within state.
Section 38-32-16 - Deduction of assessment from purchase price.
Section 38-32-17 - Application to be filed by first purchaser--Contents.
Section 38-32-19 - Enforcement of collection.
Section 38-32-20 - Refund to grower--Application--When refund made.
Section 38-32-22 - Compensation and expenses for corn utilization council.
Section 38-32-23 - Nomination of directors by petition--Certification--Ballot position.