<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 9-13-4.1 - Registration and residence required to vote in municipal election--Residence defined--Challenge--Contest of election. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036300Normal { 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.s2036300SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036300CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036300Normal-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.s2036300DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036300DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036300000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036300SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036300SCL-000003 { 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="s2036300Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-13-4.1"><span class="s2036300SENU">9-13-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036300SENU">. </span><span class="s2036300CL">Registration and residence required to vote in municipal election--Residence defined--Challenge--Contest of election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036300Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036300DefaultParagraphFont">No person may vote at any municipal election unless the person is registered to vote pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-4"><span class="s2036300DefaultParagraphFont">12-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036300DefaultParagraphFont"> and resides in the municipality at the time of the election. For the purposes of this section, a person resides in the municipality if the person actually lives in the municipality for at least thirty days each year, is a full</span><span class="s2036300DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036300DefaultParagraphFont">time postsecondary education student who resided in the municipality 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 municipality. A voter's qualification as a resident may be challenged in the manner provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-18-10"><span class="s2036300DefaultParagraphFont">12-18-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036300DefaultParagraphFont">. 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/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=12-18-10"><span class="s2036300DefaultParagraphFont">12-18-10</span></a><span class="s2036300DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036300Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036300000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036300Normal"><span class="s2036300SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036300SCL-000003"> SL 1998, ch 45, § 1; SL 2001, ch 43, § 1; SL 2002, ch 46, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>