South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 03 - Township Meetings And Elections
Section 8-3-2 - Powers of voters at annual meeting.

8-3-2. Powers of voters at annual meeting.
The voters of each organized civil township have power at their annual meeting:
(1)To select such township officers as are required by law to be chosen;
(2)To vote to levy a tax for authorized township purposes, but the levy may not exceed the limit authorized by law.

Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §14; PolC 1877, ch 23, §10; CL 1887, §716; SL 1890, ch 35, §1; SL 1899, ch 41, §4; RPolC 1903, §1008; SL 1915, ch 292, §4; RC 1919, §6049; SDC 1939, §58.0303; SL 1965, ch 298; SL 2014, ch 48, §4.

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.