<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 46A-3C - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--DISSOLUTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sfc745232636244da8f1e833162293be9Normal { text-align: center; 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.sfc745232636244da8f1e833162293be9HG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfc745232636244da8f1e833162293be9DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfc745232636244da8f1e833162293be9HG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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} p.sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddNormal { 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.sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddStatute { 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.sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddStatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddStatuteNumber1"><span class="sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Filed with the Board of Water and Natural Resources on or before the first Tuesday of July, immediately preceding the general election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddStatute"><span class="sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddDefaultParagraphFont">Upon receipt of a petition in accordance with this section, the Board of Water and Natural Resources must refer the question to the voters of the district, at the next general election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248dd000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sced78bf0ff3d4f4ebbd9830298f248ddSCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 24; SL 1990, ch 362, § 3; SL 1991, ch 17 (Ex. Ord. 91-4), § 17; SL 2025, ch 186, § 33.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 46A-3C - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--DISSOLUTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Normal { 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.sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3C-2 - Petition for dissolution--Form."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3C-2 - Petition for dissolution--Form."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3C-2"><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="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3C-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825SENU">46A-3C-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825SENU">. </span><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825CL">Petition for dissolution--Form.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">A petition of dissolution pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3C-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">46A-3C-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont"> must:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825StatuteNumber1"><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    State the legal name of the water development district;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825StatuteNumber1"><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Request that the district be dissolved; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825StatuteNumber1"><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Include the address of each individual who signed the petition and the date on which the individual signed the petition, in the individual's own handwriting.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute"><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">If the petition contains more than one page, each page must have an identical heading.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute"><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">Each page of the petition containing signatures must contain an affidavit by the circulator in substantially the following form:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute"><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">STATE OF SOUTH    )</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute"><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">DAKOTA    ) SS</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute"><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">COUNTY OF __________    )</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute"><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">I, the undersigned _______________, being first duly sworn, depose and say, that I am the circulator of the foregoing petition containing __________ signatures; each individual whose name appears on the petition sheet personally signed the petition in my presence; I believe that each of the signers is a resident at the address written opposite the signer's name; and I stated the legal effect and nature of the petition to each individual, prior to the individual signing the petition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">    __________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">    Circulator </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute"><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________________ day of _________________, 20____.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">    __________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont">    Notary Public </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sf798cab964344f2a9f7de75662730825SCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 25; SL 2011, ch 165, § 328; SL 2025, ch 186, § 34.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 46A-3C - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--DISSOLUTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298Normal { 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.s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3C-3 - Approval of petition--Referral to election."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3C-3 - Approval of petition--Referral to election."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3C-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="s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3C-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298SENU">46A-3C-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298SENU">. </span><span class="s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298CL">Approval of petition--Referral to election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298Statute"><span class="s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298DefaultParagraphFont">Upon presentation of a petition to the Board of Water and Natural Resources, proposing that a water development district be dissolved, the board must determine whether the petition is in compliance with all legal requirements. If the board determines that the petition is in compliance, the board must, by resolution, approve the petition and refer the question to the voters of the water development district at the next general election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s3f16dbb35f6e4d2baad9a203f1389298SCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 26; SL 2025, ch 186, § 35.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 46A-3C - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--DISSOLUTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1Normal { 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.sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1Statute { 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.sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1NoIndent { 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.sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3C-4 - Vote for or against dissolution--Effect--Election costs."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3C-4 - Vote for or against dissolution--Effect--Election costs."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3C-4"><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="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3C-4" rel="noopener"><span class="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1SENU">46A-3C-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1SENU">. </span><span class="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1CL">Vote for or against dissolution--Effect--Election costs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1Statute"><span class="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1DefaultParagraphFont">If at least fifty percent of the votes cast are in favor of dissolving the water development district, the Board of Water and Natural Resources must, by resolution, dissolve the district and file a copy of the resolution with the secretary of state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1Statute"><span class="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1DefaultParagraphFont">If the vote is against dissolving the district, another vote may not be held on the question of dissolution for four years. A new election may not be held unless a new petition has been submitted to the Board of Water and Natural Resources. The costs associated with an election to dissolve a district are the responsibility of the affected district.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sd541e7297b7046c28fa45cd0f4216cf1SCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 27; SL 1990, ch 362, § 4; SL 1991, ch 17 (Ex. Ord. 91-4), § 17; SL 2025, ch 186, § 36.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 46A-3C - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--DISSOLUTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cNormal { 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.s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 46A-3C-5 - Dissolved district--Duty to satisfy obligations."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3C-5 - Dissolved district--Duty to satisfy obligations."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3C-5"><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="s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3C-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cSENU">46A-3C-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cSENU">. </span><span class="s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cCL">Dissolved district--Duty to satisfy obligations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cStatute"><span class="s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cDefaultParagraphFont">If a water development district has been dissolved, the Board of Water and Natural Resources shall exercise all necessary power and authority of the water development district board of directors, until all financial responsibilities, obligations, and other contractual commitments of the dissolved district are satisfied.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827c000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s9671636e37b94077971ccbfbd8ab827cSCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 28; SL 2025, ch 186, § 37.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 46A-3C - WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS--DISSOLUTION</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bNormal { 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.s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bSCL { 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 46A-3C-6 - Elections--Conduct--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 46A-3C-6 - Elections--Conduct--Promulgation of rules."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-3C-6"><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="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3C-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bSENU">46A-3C-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bSENU">. </span><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bCL">Elections--Conduct--Promulgation of rules.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">Any election held to carry out the purposes of chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A" rel="noopener"><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3E" rel="noopener"><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3E</span></a><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, must be conducted, canvassed, recounted, and contested in the same manner as other elections under state law, except as otherwise provided in this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">If details concerning the conduct, canvassing, recounting, or contest of an election are not set forth within chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A" rel="noopener"><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3E" rel="noopener"><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3E</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, and the general election laws are not applicable, the Board of Water and Natural Resources must promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26" rel="noopener"><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">, to:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bStatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Carry out the intent of chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A" rel="noopener"><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3E" rel="noopener"><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3E</span></a><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, with respect to elections; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bStatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Provide for the submission to an election of any matter that is subject to a vote, in accordance with chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3A" rel="noopener"><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=46A-3E" rel="noopener"><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">46A-3E</span></a><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s8ba32c5861864d62b1884036d5db865bSCL">SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 29; SL 1987, ch 328, § 3; SL 1993, ch 256, § 68; SL 2025, ch 186, § 38.</span></p></div></body></html>