South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 03 - Township Meetings And Elections
Section 8-3-1 - Time and place of annual meeting--Publication of notice.

8-3-1. Time and place of annual meeting--Publication of notice.
The citizens of each organized civil township qualified to vote at general elections shall annually assemble and hold a township meeting on the first Tuesday of March. The township board of supervisors shall by resolution establish the location where the annual township meeting shall be held. The location of the annual meeting shall be in the county where the township is located. Notice of the time and place of such township meeting shall be given by the publication thereof for three consecutive days in a daily, or for two consecutive weeks in a weekly newspaper of general circulation in the township beginning not less than twelve calendar days prior to such meeting. In case of inclement weather, any required township meeting may be rescheduled for the following Tuesday at the same place and location without additional publication in the newspaper and meeting requirements provided in §1-25-1.1. If the board of supervisors requires nominating petitions pursuant to §8-3-1.1, the notice required by this section shall include the names and the office they seek of those who have filed nominating petitions pursuant to §8-3-1.2.

Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §11; PolC 1877, ch 23, §11; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §11; CL 1887, §714; SL 1899, ch 85, §1; RPolC 1903, §1006; RC 1919, §6047; SDC 1939, §58.0301; SL 1963, ch 451, §1; SL 1989, ch 70, §1; SL 1990, ch 56, §4; SL 1992, ch 58, §1; SL 2014, ch 48, §3.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 8 - Townships

Chapter 03 - Township Meetings And Elections

Section 8-3-1 - Time and place of annual meeting--Publication of notice.

Section 8-3-1.1 - Authority to require nominating petition.

Section 8-3-1.2 - Filing nominating petition--Contents--Circulation prior to meeting.

Section 8-3-1.3 - Publication of election notice.

Section 8-3-1.4 - Notice in township of twenty or fewer resident voters.

Section 8-3-2 - Powers of voters at annual meeting.

Section 8-3-3 - Special meetings of township electors--Statement calling meeting.

Section 8-3-4 - Recording and publication of notice of special meeting--Exception.

Section 8-3-5 - Contents of notice of special meeting--Business restricted to stated purposes.

Section 8-3-6 - Organization and officers of township meeting.

Section 8-3-7 - Registration and residence required to vote at township meeting.

Section 8-3-8 - Unlawful voting at meeting as misdemeanor.

Section 8-3-9 - Determination of challenge to voter.

Section 8-3-10 - Order of business at meeting--Procedural rules.

Section 8-3-11 - Filing of minutes of meeting.

Section 8-3-12 - Supervisor elected at annual meeting--Representation of county seat town.

Section 8-3-13 - Additional officers elected at annual meeting--Term of constable.

Section 8-3-13.1 - Offices of the clerk and treasurer combined--Nomination and election--Powers and responsibilities.

Section 8-3-14 - Proclamation of opening of polls, adjournment and closing of polls.

Section 8-3-15 - Method of electing officers.

Section 8-3-16 - Conduct of voting by ballot.

Section 8-3-17 - Canvass and return of voting by ballot.

Section 8-3-17.1 - Absentee voting.

Section 8-3-18 - Notice to persons elected to township office.

Section 8-3-19 - Special meeting called by resident voters after failure to elect officers at annual meeting.

Section 8-3-20 - Appointment of officers by county commissioners after failure of township to elect.

Section 8-3-21 - Option to adopt campaign finance law.