<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 35-3-8 - Petition for election on local option--Number of legal voters required--Filing. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2058863Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2058863SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2058863CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2058863Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2058863DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2058863000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2058863SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2058863SCL-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></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2058863Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=35-3-8"><span class="s2058863SENU">35-3-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2058863SENU">. </span><span class="s2058863CL">Petition for election on local option--Number of legal voters required--Filing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2058863Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2058863DefaultParagraphFont">Fifteen percent of the legal voters residing in a municipality may petition for a special election to determine any question subject to local option pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=35-3-7"><span class="s2058863DefaultParagraphFont">35-3-7</span></a><span class="s2058863DefaultParagraphFont">. If a municipality has a mayor, the number of legal voters is the total number voting in the last preceding election of a mayor, and in other municipalities the number of legal voters is the total number voting in the last preceding regular municipal or township election. The petition shall set forth the question the petitioners submitted, and shall be filed with the city finance officer or township clerk.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2058863Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2058863000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2058863Normal"><span class="s2058863SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2058863SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 5.0233; SL 2018, ch 213, § 41.</span></p></div></body></html>