South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 20 - Initiative And Referendum
Section 9-20-7 - Description in referendum petition of matter covered.

9-20-7. Description in referendum petition of matter covered.
If the matter intended to be covered by the referendum petition is the whole of any ordinance or resolution, the petition shall contain the title of such ordinance or the subject of such resolution, and the date of its passage, but if only a portion of such ordinance or resolution is intended to be covered by the petition, such portion shall be set out at length.

Source: SL 1899, ch 94, §3; RPolC 1903, §1216; SL 1913, ch 119, §40; RC 1919, §6255; SL 1921, ch 300, §1; SDC 1939, §45.1012; SL 1957, ch 245, §1.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

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 - Majority vote at election required for initiated ordinance or resolution--Effective date.

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 9-20-9 - Requirements for persons circulating petition--Board of elections to promulgate rules--Scope of rules.

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.

Section 9-20-19 - Legislative decision of governing body subject to referendum--Administrative decision not subject to referendum.