<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 9-11-7 - Ballot form.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062Normal { 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.sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062Statute { 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.sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062NoIndent { 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.sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062SCL { 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 9-11-7 - Ballot form."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-11-7 - Ballot form."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-11-7"><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="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-11-7" rel="noopener"><span class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062SENU">9-11-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062SENU">. </span><span class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062CL">Ballot form.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062Statute"><span class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062DefaultParagraphFont">Both the question of form of government and the number of wards, trustees, or commissioners may be submitted upon one ballot, when both questions are to be voted upon.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062DefaultParagraphFont">The vote upon the questions must be by ballot in the form and be cast in the manner provided by chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-13" rel="noopener"><span class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062DefaultParagraphFont">9-13</span></a><span class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sc1cffe9ac3db4c00bb2eb2a57d7fa062SCL">SL 1913, ch 119, § 4; RC 1919, § 6193; SDC 1939, § 45.0503; SL 2024, ch 28, § 34.</span></p></div></body></html>