<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 2-2-46 - Number of representatives from each district.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dNormal { 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.se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dStatute { 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.se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4d000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dSCL { 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 2-2-46 - Number of representatives from each district."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 2-2-46 - Number of representatives from each district."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=2-2-46"><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="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=2-2-46" rel="noopener"><span class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dSENU">2-2-46</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dSENU">. </span><span class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dCL">Number of representatives from each district.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dDefaultParagraphFont">Each representative district as provided for in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=2-2-44" rel="noopener"><span class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dDefaultParagraphFont">2-2-44</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dDefaultParagraphFont"> is entitled to two representatives. However, in order to protect minority voting rights, District No. 26 and District No. 28 shall each consist of two single-member house districts as provided in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=2-2-47.1" rel="noopener"><span class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dDefaultParagraphFont">2-2-47.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dDefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=2-2-48.1" rel="noopener"><span class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dDefaultParagraphFont">2-2-48.1</span></a><span class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4d000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="se7bcb4560109407dae30cfae8f6b3c4dSCL">SL 2011 (SS), ch 1, § 6, eff. Jan. 23, 2012; SL 2021 (1SS), ch 1, § 7, eff. Feb. 9, 2022.</span></p></div></body></html>