8-1-23. Petition and election on abolition of township organization.
Except as provided in §8-1-28, if fifteen percent of the registered voters of any civil township, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, petition the township clerk, the clerk, at the direction of the board of supervisors, shall call an election. The election shall be called in the manner prescribed by law for holding special township meetings and the question shall be submitted, "Shall the civil township organization of __________ township be abolished?" "Yes." "No." The election shall be held within sixty days of the filing of the petition and in the manner provided by law for holding elections for the election of civil township officers. The township clerk shall provide a sufficient number of printed ballots for the proper conduct of the election.
Source: SDC 1939, §58.0115; SL 1987, ch 67, §8; SL 2002, ch 43, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships
Section 8-1-1 - Continuation of existing townships.
Section 8-1-2 - Division of county into townships--Boundaries--Alterations.
Section 8-1-3 - Maximum size and minimum number of voters in civil township.
Section 8-1-4 - Boundary descriptions recorded by county commissioners--Alterations in boundaries.
Section 8-1-5 - Organization of civil township on petition of voters.
Section 8-1-6 - Name of organized township.
Section 8-1-7 - Reorganization, division or merger of civil townships authorized.
Section 8-1-10 - Election to decide reorganization, division, or merger of townships.
Section 8-1-11 - Name of merged township or newly separated township.
Section 8-1-12 - First annual meeting in newly separated township.
Section 8-1-13 - Continuation of civil township from which separation made.
Section 8-1-16 - First meeting of board of adjustment.
Section 8-1-17 - Powers of board of adjustment--Criteria for adjustment.
Section 8-1-18 - Filing of determination by board of adjustment--Binding effect.
Section 8-1-19 - Compensation of board of adjustment.
Section 8-1-23 - Petition and election on abolition of township organization.
Section 8-1-23.1 - Waiting period for filing petition of abolition.
Section 8-1-25 - Deposit of money and property after abolition of township organization.
Section 8-1-27 - Surplus funds expended for road work after abolition of township organization.
Section 8-1-29 - Reestablishment of township--Reestablishment defined.
Section 8-1-30 - Reestablishment of township proposed by county commissioners or petition of voters.
Section 8-1-31 - Public hearing on reestablishment of township--Notice.