<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 0N-20-3 - Election between two places with highest votes if majority vote not received.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbNormal-000000 { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efb000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbSCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 0N-20-3 - Election between two places with highest votes if majority vote not received."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 0N-20-3 - Election between two places with highest votes if majority vote not received."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Constitution/20-3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbSENU">§ 3. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbCL">Election between two places with highest votes if majority vote not received. </span><span class="s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbDefaultParagraphFont">Should no place voted for at said election have a majority of all votes cast upon this question, the Governor shall issue his proclamation for an election to be held in the same manner at the next general election to choose between the two places having received the highest number of votes cast at the first election on this question. This election shall be conducted in the same manner as the first election for the permanent seat of government, and the place receiving the majority of all votes cast upon this question shall be the permanent seat of government.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbNormal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efb000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbNormal-000000"><span class="s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbSCL">History:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbSCL-000002"> Amendment proposed by SL 2023, ch 2, § 23, rejected Nov. 5, 2024.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efbNormal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s561930b374dd4443816a8bbbfc1d7efb000001"> </span></p></div></body></html>