7-18A-11. Initiative petition--Form and contents.
The right to propose an ordinance or resolution shall be exercised by filing with the auditor a petition in proper form containing the proposed ordinance or resolution, signed by the required number of qualified voters of the county. The signer or circulator of the petition shall add the signer's place of residence and the month and day 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: SL 1975, ch 82, §20; SL 1985, ch 53; SL 1990, ch 104, §2; SL 1992, ch 110, §3; SL 2010, ch 74, §4.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 18A - Ordinances And Resolutions
Section 7-18A-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 7-18A-3 - One subject in title.
Section 7-18A-4 - Ordaining clause.
Section 7-18A-5 - Reading, signing, filing, and publication required.
Section 7-18A-6 - Vote on ordinances--Entry in minutes.
Section 7-18A-7 - Passage of resolutions--Record of votes--Publication in minutes.
Section 7-18A-8 - Effective date of ordinances and resolutions--Exceptions.
Section 7-18A-9 - Initiated measures--Number of voters required.
Section 7-18A-11 - Initiative petition--Form and contents.
Section 7-18A-12 - Affidavit required of circulators of petition.
Section 7-18A-13 - Board action on initiative petition--Submission to voters.
Section 7-18A-14 - Majority vote required for approval of initiated measure--Effective date.
Section 7-18A-15 - Referendum petition--Number of signatures required--Emergency measures excepted.
Section 7-18A-16 - Time of filing referendum petition--Submission to voters required.
Section 7-18A-17 - Description in petition of referred matters.
Section 7-18A-18 - Signature requirements for referendum petition--Verification.
Section 7-18A-20 - Publication of referred measure--Contents.
Section 7-18A-21 - Referendum ballot printing and distribution--Form and contents.
Section 7-18A-22 - Majority vote required to approve referred measure--Effective date.
Section 7-18A-23 - Preservation of referendum petitions--Public inspection.
Section 7-18A-24 - Waiting period before second vote on initiated or referred question.
Section 7-18A-25 - Ordinance book kept--Contents.
Section 7-18A-25.1 - Posting of ordinance book on county website.
Section 7-18A-27 - Compilation of ordinances in book form--Publication.
Section 7-18A-28 - Revision committee appointed by board.
Section 7-18A-30 - Admissibility of ordinances and resolutions as evidence.
Section 7-18A-31 - Proof of compliance with procedural provisions not required unless controverted.
Section 7-18A-33 - Degree of proof when jail sentence authorized.
Section 7-18A-34 - Appeal to circuit court from magistrate court--Trial de novo and jury trial.
Section 7-18A-35 - Disposition of fines and penalties.
Section 7-18A-36 - Firearms regulation prohibited--Action by attorney general.
Section 7-18A-37 - Criminal background check of persons seeking employment with county.