7-18A-13. Board action on initiative petition--Submission to voters.
If a petition to initiate is filed with the auditor, the auditor shall present it to the board of county commissioners at its next regular or special meeting. The board shall enact the proposed ordinance or resolution and shall submit it to a vote of the voters in the manner prescribed for a referendum within sixty days after the final enactment. However, if the petition is filed within three months prior to the primary or general election, the ordinance or resolution may be submitted at the primary or general election.
Source: SL 1975, ch 82, §23; SL 1983, ch 47, §1; SL 2016, ch 44, §49.
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.