<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 8-3-7 - Township meeting--Voter qualifications--Registration and residence.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdNormal { 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.s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdStatute { 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.s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afd000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdNoIndent { 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.s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdSCL { 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 8-3-7 - Township meeting--Voter qualifications--Registration and residence."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 8-3-7 - Township meeting--Voter qualifications--Registration and residence."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=8-3-7"><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="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=8-3-7" rel="noopener"><span class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdSENU">8-3-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdSENU">. </span><span class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdCL">Township meeting--Voter qualifications--Registration and residence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdDefaultParagraphFont">No person may vote at any township meeting unless the person is registered to vote in the township pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdDefaultParagraphFont">12-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdDefaultParagraphFont"> and resides in that township. For the purposes of this section, a person resides in the township if the person actually lives in the township for at least thirty consecutive days each year, is a full-time postsecondary education student who resided in the township immediately prior to leaving for the postsecondary education, or is on active duty as a member of the armed forces whose home of record is within the township. A voter's qualification as a resident may be challenged in the manner provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-18-10" rel="noopener"><span class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdDefaultParagraphFont">12-18-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdDefaultParagraphFont">. No election may be contested on the grounds that any nonresident was allowed to vote if the nonresident was not challenged in the manner provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-18-10" rel="noopener"><span class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdDefaultParagraphFont">12-18-10</span></a><span class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afd000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s1e0eab42d1d4496e821ca3a4275e6afdSCL">SDC 1939, § 58.0312; SL 1973, ch 69, § 1; SL 1984, ch 50, § 1; SL 2002, ch 43, § 3; SL 2023, ch 24, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>