9-20-11.2. Date to certify ballot language to county auditor.
If a municipality submits a question to the electors at the next general election pursuant to §9-20-11, the municipality shall certify the ballot language to the county auditor by the first Tuesday in August of the year of the general election. However, the county auditor may extend the certification deadline for the municipality, if the county auditor determines that the extension will not prevent absentee ballots from being available by the date to begin absentee voting.
Source: SL 1995, ch 47, §3; SL 2003, ch 41, §3; SL 2007, ch 81, §3; SL 2009, ch 69, §10; SL 2018, ch 51, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Chapter 20 - Initiative And Referendum
Section 9-20-1 - Percentage of voters required to propose ordinance or resolution.
Section 9-20-2 - Petition proposing ordinance or resolution--Contents.
Section 9-20-3 - Ordinance may not be initiated to nullify bond purposes.
Section 9-20-4 - Presentation of initiative petition to governing body--Submission to voters.
Section 9-20-5.1 - Year's waiting period required before amendment or repeal.
Section 9-20-6 - Time for filing referendum petition.
Section 9-20-7 - Description in referendum petition of matter covered.
Section 9-20-8 - Percentage of voters required to sign referendum petition--Data concerning signers.
Section 9-20-10 - Liberal construction of referendum petition.
Section 9-20-11 - Date of election on referendum petition--No action taken pending election.
Section 9-20-11.2 - Date to certify ballot language to county auditor.
Section 9-20-11.3 - Additional election costs paid by municipality.
Section 9-20-12 - Publication of referred ordinance or resolution--Notice of election.
Section 9-20-13 - Ballots used in referendum election--Form and contents.
Section 9-20-14 - General municipal election law applicable to referendum elections.
Section 9-20-15 - Majority vote required for approval of referred measure--Effective date.
Section 9-20-16 - Preservation of referendum petitions--Open to public inspection.
Section 9-20-17 - Waiting period for new action after referendum election.
Section 9-20-18 - Legislative finding--Actions of municipal governing boards subject to referendum.