<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 7-18A-14 - Majority vote to approve initiated measure--Effective date.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcNormal { 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.s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcStatute { 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.s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dc000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcNoIndent { 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.s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcSCL { 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 7-18A-14 - Majority vote to approve initiated measure--Effective date."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 7-18A-14 - Majority vote to approve initiated measure--Effective date."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/7-18A-14"><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="s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=7-18A-14" rel="noopener"><span class="s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcSENU">7-18A-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcSENU">. </span><span class="s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcCL">Majority vote to approve initiated measure--Effective date.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcStatute"><span class="s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcDefaultParagraphFont">No initiated ordinance or resolution is effective unless approved by a majority of the votes cast for and against the ordinance or resolution. If approved, the ordinance or resolution is effective the day following the completion of the canvass of the election returns.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dc000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s54604a8d580c480388bd55980430c1dcSCL">SL 1975, ch 82, § 24; SL 2016, ch 44, § 50; SL 2025, ch 37, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>